HP xw4300 Service And Technical Reference Manual page 32

Table 3-1 Computer Setup Menu Descriptions (continued)
Heading Option
Storage Device Configuration
Storage Options
DPS Self-test
Boot Order
Controller Order
32 System Management
Description
Lists all installed non-SCSI storage devices and provides options for getting specific
information about each device.
NOTE: SCSI storage drives will not be listed in Computer Setup (F10).
Hard Disk
Provides information about the hard disk drives in the system.
CD-ROM
Provides information about the hard disk drives in the system.
Diskette Type (for legacy diskette drives only)
Identifies the highest capacity media type accepted by the diskette drive. Options are
3.5" 1.44 MB, 5.25" 1.2 MB, and Not Installed.
Default Values
Multisector Transfers
Options are 8, 16, and Disable.
Transfer Mode
Specifies the active data transfer mode. Options (subject to device capabilities) are
Max UDMA, PIO0, Max PIO, Enhanced DMA, and Ultra DMA0
CAUTION: A new Automatic option has been added to allow for BIOS to
automatically determine the translation mode used to configure a previously formatted
SATA or USB mass storage device. This prevents you from having to know how the
mass storage device was previously formatted.
Ordinarily, the translation mode selected automatically by the BIOS should not be
changed. If the selected translation mode is not compatible with the translation mode
that was active when the disk was partitioned and formatted, the data on the disk will
be inaccessible.
Translation Mode
Options are Automatic, Bit Shift, LBA Assisted, Use (Cylinders, Heads, Sectors), and
Off.
Removable Media Boot
Enables/disables ability to boot the system from removable media.
Legacy Diskette Write
Enables/disables ability to write data to removable media.
BIOS DMA Transfers
Enable/disables the BIOS use of DMA for transfers.
SATA Emulation
Options are Separate IDE Controller, Combined IDE Controller, RAID, and AHCI
IDE Controller
Enables/disables primary IDE controller.
Primary SATA Controller
Enables/disables SATA controller #0.
Secondary SATA Controller
Enables/disables SATA controller #1.
Enables you to select a drive test.
Shortcut to Temporarily Override Boot Order: To boot one time from
TIP:
a device other than the default device specified in Boot Order, restart the workstation
and press F9 when the F10=Setup message appears on the screen. After POST is
completed, a list of bootable devices is displayed. Use the arrow keys to select the
preferred bootable device and press Enter. The workstation then boots from the
selected non-default device for this one time.
NOTE: MS-DOS drive lettering assignments might not apply after a non-MS-DOS
operating system has started.
Allows you to prioritize the devices boot order. Press Enter to drag a device to a
preferred place. Press F5 to remove the device from consideration as a bootable
device.
Allows you to specify the order of the attached hard drive controller. The first hard
drive controller in the order will have priority in the boot sequence and will be
recognized as drive C (if any devices are attached).