Supermicro PDSMi User Manual page 54

Supermicro pdsmi motherboards: user guide
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The following items will be displayed by the BIOS:
TYPE: This item displays the type of CPU.
Cylinders: This item indicates the status of Cylinders.
Headers: This item indicates the number of headers.
Sectors: This item displays the number of sectors.
Maximum Capacity: This item displays the maximum storage capacity of
the system.
The following items will be displayed by the BIOS:
Total Sectors: This item displays the number of total sectors available in
the LBA Format.
Maximum Capacity: This item displays the maximum capacity in the LBA
Format.
Multi-Sector Transfer
This item allows the user to specify the number of sectors per block to be
used in multi-sector transfer. The options are Disabled, 4 Sectors, 8 Sectors,
and 16 Sectors.
LBA Mode Control
This item determines if the BIOS will access the Primary IDE Master Device via
the LBA mode. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
32 Bit I/O
This feature allows the user to enable or disable the function of 32-bit data
transfer. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
Transfer Mode
This feature allows the user to select the transfer mode. The options are
Standard, Fast PIO1, Fast PIO2, Fast PIO3, Fast PIO4, FPIO3/DMA1, and
FPIO4/DMA2.
Ultra DMA Mode
This feature allows the user to select the Ultra DMA Mode. The options are
Disabled, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4, and Mode 5.
System Memory
This display informs you how much system memory is detected in the system.
Extended Memory
This display informs you how much extended memory is detected in the system.
CHS Format
LBA Format
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