Diskette Configuration Submenu; Figure B-7. Diskette Configuration Submenu; Table B-7. Primary Ide Master Submenu Options - Dell Dimension L Series Reference And Troubleshooting Manual

B-10 Dell Dimension L Series Systems Reference and Troubleshooting Guide

Table B-7. Primary IDE Master Submenu Options

Option Function
Type Specifies the type of hard-disk drive. Selections are User,
Auto, CD-ROM, ATAPI Removable, Other ATAPI, IDE
Removable, and None.
LBA Mode Determines LBA mode control. Set to Enabled (default)
Control unless directed to change it by a Dell technical support
representative.
Multi-Sector Determines the number of sectors per block during multiple-
Transfers sector transfers. If Type is set to User, available settings for
Multi-Sector Transfers are 2 Sectors, 4 Sectors, 8 Sectors,
16 Sectors, or Disable
PIO Mode Selects method of moving data to and from the EIDE drive.
The PIO modes can improve the performance of a hard-disk
drive. (The higher the PIO number, the faster the transfer;
most newer drives support
mode, set Type to Auto.
Ultra DMA Sets the Ultra DMA mode for the drive. Options are Dis-
abled (default), Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3 3 , or
Mode 4.
NOTE: The Glossary in the system Help defines abbreviations and acronyms.

Diskette Configuration Submenu

Figure B-7. Diskette Configuration Submenu

bled (turns off the feature).
wer drives support PIO 4.) For the optimum transfer