Boot Setup - Alienware Area-51m 766 User Manual

■ chapter 2 bios setup and security feature
If the selected PIO mode is not supported by the IDE drive, the
hard disk drive may not work properly.
n S.M.A.R.T. Mode:
Self-diagnostic and self-monitoring features are built into newer
type hard drive. Select Auto to enable S.M.A.R.T.
n DMA Mode:
The hard drive in your computer support Ultra DMA mode.
n Block Multi-Sector Transfer:
The hard drive in your computer support Multi-sector data
Transfer.
Note:
AMIBIOS automatically sets IDE drive parameters. Select Auto whenever
possible. An incorrect setting make cause the computer to malfunction.

Boot Setup

►Boot Device Priority
Item
Selections /
Sub-menu
ATAPI CDROM
1st Boot
Hard Drive
Device
Intel UNDI, PXE-2
Removable Dev.
Disabled
2nd Boot
Device
3rd Boot
Device
2-6
Description
Set the type of device for the 1st drive
BIOS attempts to boot from. If Intel UNDI,
PXE-2 is selected, system will attempt to
load boot sector from the Ethernet port.
Set the type of device for the 2nd drive
BIOS attempts to boot from.
Set the type of device for the 3rd drive
BIOS attempts to boot from.