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3.5
Integrated Peripherals
This submenu appears if you select the option "Integrated Peripherals" from
the main menu. This option allows you to configure the I/O features.
Integrated Peripherals ? On-Chip Primary PCI IDE
Integrated Peripherals ? On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE
On-Chip Primary
This parameter lets you enable or disable the IDE
PCI IDE
device connected to the primary IDE connector.
Enabled
Disabled
Integrated Peripherals ? IDE Primary Master PIO
Integrated Peripherals ? IDE Primary Slave PIO
Integrated Peripherals ? IDE Secondary Master PIO
Integrated Peripherals ? IDE Secondary Slave PIO
IDE Primary Master
Setting this item to Auto activates the HDD speed
PIO
auto-detect function. The PIO mode specifies the
data transfer rate of HDD. For example: mode 0
Auto
data transfer rate is 3.3MB/s, mode 1 is 5.2MB/s,
Mode 1
mode 2 is 8.3MB/s, mode 3 is 11.1MB/s and mode 4
Mode 2
is 16.6MB/s. If your hard disk performance becomes
Mode 3
unstable, you may manually try the slower mode.
Mode 4
Caution: It is recommended that you connect
the first IDE device of each channel to the
endmost connector of the IDE cable. Refer to
section "Connectors" for details on how to
connect IDE device(s).
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AWARD BIOS
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