Integrated Peripherals - VIA Technologies VIA P4PB 266E User Manual

BIOS Setup

Integrated Peripherals

Onboard IDE Channel 1/2
The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two
IDE channels. Choose Enabled to activate each channel separately. Settings: Disabled,
Enabled.
IDE Prefetch Mode
This allows your hard disk controller to use the fast block mode to transfer data to and
from the hard disk drive. Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands
or multiple sector read/write. Enabled enables IDE controller to use block mode; Dis-
abled allows the controller to use standard mode.
Display Card Priority
This setting specifies which VGA card is your primary graphics adapter. Settings: PCI
Slot and AGP.
AC97 Audio
Auto allows the mainboard to detect whether an audio device is used. If the device is
detected, the onboard VIA AC'97 (Audio Codec'97) controller will be enabled; if not,
it is disabled. Disable the controller if you want to use other controller cards to connect
to an audio device. Settings: Auto and Disabled.
MC97 Modem
Auto allows the mainboard to detect whether a modem is used. If a modem is used, the
onboard VIA MC'97 (Modem Codec'97) controller will be enabled; if not, it is disabled.
Disable the controller if you want to use other controller cards to connect to a modem.
Settings: Auto and Disabled.
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