Boot Options Subscreen - Intel PD440FX Product Manual

IDE Translation Mode
CAUTION
Do not change the IDE translation mode
after the IDE device has been formatted.
Changing the option could corrupt data.
Specifies the IDE translation mode. The
options are:
•
Standard CHS (standard cylinder head
sector: fewer than 1024 cylinders)
•
Logical Block
•
Extended CHS (extended cylinder head
sector: more than 1024 cylinders)
•
Auto Detected (default) (BIOS detects IDE
translation mode)
Multiple Sector Setting
Sets the number of sectors transferred by an
IDE drive per interrupt generated. The options
are:
•
Disabled
•
4 Sectors/Block
•
8 Sectors/Block
•
Auto Detected (default)
PD440FX Motherboard Product Guide
Check the specifications for the hard disk to
determine which setting provides optimum
performance.
Fast Programmed I/O Modes
Sets how fast transfers on the IDE interface
occur. The options are:
•
Disabled
•
Auto Detected (default)
If this option is set to Disabled, transfers occur at
a less than optimized speed. If it is set to Auto
Detected, transfers occur at maximum speed.

Boot Options Subscreen

This section describes the options in the Boot
Options subscreen.
First Boot Device
Sets which drive the computer checks first to find
an operating system to boot from. The options
are:
•
Disabled
•
Floppy (default)
•
Hard Disk
•
CD-ROM
•
Network
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