Acer Altos G530 Series User Manual page 103

Parameter Description
S.M.A.R.T. Indicates if the selected device
supports S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring,
Analysis and Reporting Technology)
function.
Type Selects the drive type.
LBA/Large Selects the hard disk drive translation
Mode method. For drivers with more than
504 MB, LBA mode is necessary.
Block Enhances disk performance depending
(Multi-Sector on the hard disk in use.
Transfer) Mode
When set to Auto, the BIOS setup
automatically detects if the installed
hard disk drive supports the Block
Mode function. If supported, it allows
data transfer in blocks (multiple sectors
at a rate of 256 bytes per cycle).
When set to Disabled, data transfer
from and to the device occurs one
sector at a time.
PIO Mode When set to Auto, the BIOS setup
automatically detects if the installed
hard disk supports the function. If
supported, it allows for faster data
recovery and read/write timing that
reduces hard disk activity time. This
results in better hard disk
performance.
Mode 0 to 4 provide progressive
increase of performance.
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Option
Auto
Not Installed
CD-ROM
ARMD
Auto
Disabled
Auto
Disabled
Auto
0
1
2
3
4