MSI K8NGM-V User Manual page 49

BIOS Setup
Dev ice
This item shows the information about the specified item (Read-only).
Type
This item defines the HDD parameters.
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 Mode
W hen the setting is Auto, it will read or write more sector at every circle to
enhance the hard disk performance. Setting options: [Auto], [Disabled].
PIO M ode
The PIO (Programmed Input/Output) Mode let you set a PIO mode (0-4) for the 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 settings are: [Auto], [Mode 0],
[Mode 1], [Mode 2], [Mode 3], [Mode 4].
DM A M ode
This item allows you to enable or disable the DMA (Direct Memory Access) mode.
Setting options: [Auto], [SWDMA0], [SWDMA1], [SWDMA2], [MWDMA0], [MWDMA1],
[MW DMA2], [UDMA0], [UDMA1], [UDMA2], [UDMA3], [UDMA4], [UDMA5].
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