Abit AR5 User Manual page 55

Introduction of BIOS
/ ECP Mode Use DMA:
When the mode selected for the onboard parallel port is ECP, the
DMA channel selected can be Channel 1 or Channel 3.
OnBoard IDE-1 Controller:
Onboard PCI IDE 1 controller can be set as Enable or Disable.
/ Master drive PIO Mode:
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Auto: the BIOS can auto-detect the PIO mode of the HDD in
order to set its data transfer rate. (Default)
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Mode 0~Mode 4: User can specify the PIO mode of the HDD in
order to set its data transfer rate.
/ Slave drive PIO Mode:
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Auto: the BIOS can auto-detect the PIO mode of the HDD in
order to set its data transfer rate. (Default)
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Mode 0~Mode 4: User can specify the PIO mode of the HDD in
order to set its data transfer rate.
OnBoard IDE-2 Controller:
The onboard IDE-2 controller can be set at Enable of Disable.
/ Master drive PIO Mode:
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Auto: the BIOS can auto-detect the PIO mode of the HDD
installed in order to set its data transfer rate. (Default)
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Mode 0~Mode 4: User can specify the PIO mode of the HDD in
order to set its data transfer rate.
/ Slave drive PIO Mode:
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Auto: the BIOS can auto-detect the PIO mode of the HDD
installed in order to set its data transfer rate. (Default)
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Mode 0~Mode 4: User can specify the PIO mode of the HDD in
order to set its data transfer rate.
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For further information about HDD installation, refer to Appendix E.
MODE 0~4 reflects the HDD data transfer rate. The higher the
MODE value is, the better is the HDD data transfer rate. But it
does not mean that you can select the highest MODE value just
as you like, you first have to be sure that your HDD supports
this MODE, otherwise the hard disk will not be able to operate
normally.
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