MSI 945PL Neo Series User Manual page 46

M S-7236 M ainboard
LBA/Large M ode
This item allows you to enable or disable the LBA (Logical Block Address, the
logical block size in hard disk) mode. Setting options: [Auto], [Disabled].
Block (M ulti-Sector Transfer)
Select Auto for a hard disk performance.
PIO M ode
This item allows you to enable or disable the PIO (Programmed Input/Output)
mode.
DM A M ode
This item allows you to enable or disable the DMA (Direct Memory Access)
mode.
S.M.A.R.T.
This allows you to activate the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis & Reporting
Technology) capability for the hard disks. 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 offline. Settings: [Auto], [Enabled], [Disabled].
32Bit Data Transfer
Enable 32bit to maximize the IDE hard disk data transfer rate.
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