Peripheral Setup - American Megatrends Super Voyager LPX User Manual

Peripheral Setup

Peripheral Setup options are displayed by choosing the Peripheral Setup
icon from the WinBIOS Setup main menu (see page 146). All Peripheral
Setup options are described in this section.
On-Board Floppy
This option enables the use of the floppy drive controller on the
motherboard (if installed). The settings are Enabled or Disabled. The
Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.
On-Board IDE
This option enables the use of the IDE controller on the motherboard (if
installed). The settings are Enabled or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-
Safe default settings are Disabled.
IDE Block Mode
Set this option to Enabled to achieve higher data transfer rates when
using IDE drives that support IDE Block Mode. The settings are
Enabled or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are
Disabled.
IDE Drive 0 Mode
IDE Drive 1 Mode
These options specify the IDE mode that the respective IDE hard disk
drive (0 or 1) will operate in. The settings are Mode 0, Mode 1, or Mode
2. Mode 2 is the fastest. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are
Disabled.
Make sure you read the IDE drive technical documentation to determine
the IDE modes that the hard disk drive in your computer supports.
Selecting a fast mode on a slower IDE drive will result in data loss.
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