Integrated Peripherals - AOpen AX3L User Manual

To attain the best system performance, you may manually set the parameters
in the "Chipset Features Setup" to get proprietary setting. Make sure that you
know and understand the functions of every item in Chipset Setup menu. The
performance difference of Turbo from Optimal is normally around 3% to 10%,
depending on the chipset and the application.

3.9 Integrated Peripherals

The following screen appears if you select the option "Integrated Peripherals"
from the main menu. This option allows you to configure the I/O features.
Integrated Peripherals
IDE HDD Block
Mode
Enabled
Disabled
IDE HDD Block Mode
This feature enhances disk performance by allowing
multisector data transfers and eliminates the interrupt
handling time for each sector.
except with old designs, can support this feature.
AWARD BIOS
Most IDE drives,
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