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The displayed configuration is based on the manufacturer's SETUP
DEFAULSTS settings.
On-Chip Primary IDE
The onboard chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for
two IDE channels. Select Enabled to activate the primary and/or
secondary IDE interface. Select Disabled to deactivate this inter-
face, if you install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface.
IDE HDD Block Mode
Select Enabled only if your hard drives support block mode.
IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO
The four IDE PIO (Programmable Input/Output) fields let you set a
PIO mode (0-1) for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard
IDE interface supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively
increased performance. In Auto mode, the system automatically
determines the best mode for each device.
The choices: Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4.
IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA
Ultra DMA/33 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard
drive supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA
driver (Windows 95 OSR2 or a third-party IDE bus master driver). If
your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra
DMA/33, select Auto to enable BIOS support.
The choices: Auto, disable
On-Chip Primary PCI IDE
The system chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for
two IDE channels. Select Enabled to activate the primary and/or
secondary IDE interface. Select Disabled to deactivate this inter-
face, if you install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface.
Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup
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