MSI K9A2GM User Manual page 41

IDE Primary M aster/Slave, SATA1/2/3/4
Important
The IDE Primary Master/Slave, SATA1/2/3/4 items appear when you con-
nect hard disk drives to the IDE/SATA connector on the mainboard.
Device, Vender, Size
These settings show the IDE/SATA device information. Read only.
LBA/Large M ode
This setting allows you to enable or disable the LBA Mode. Setting to [Auto]
enables LBA mode if the device supports it and has not been formatted with LBA
mode disabled.
DM A M ode
This setting specifies the DMA Mode.
Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T.
This setting allows you to activate the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis &
Reporting Technology) capability for the hard disk drives. S.M.A.R.T is a utility
that monitors your disk status to predict hard disk failure. This gives you an
opportunity to move data from a hard disk that is going to fail to a safe place
before the hard disk becomes off-line.
Floppy Drive A
This setting allows you to set the type of floppy drives installed.
BIOS Setup
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