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5. Configuring the BIOS
32 Bit I/O: [Enabled]
When enabled, this option speeds up communication between the CPU and the IDE controller. This
option supports PCI local bus only. ISA bus is not supported. NOTE: To make changes to this field, the
Type field must be set to User. The configuration options are: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Transfer Mode:
When enabled, this option speeds up communication between the system and the IDE controller by
using enhanced I/O transfer modes (PIO Modes). NOTE: To make changes to this field, the Type field
must be set to User. The configuration options are: [Standard] [Fast PIO 1] [Fast PIO 2] [Fast PIO 3]
[Fast PIO 4]
Ultra DMA Mode:
This field auto detects Ultra DMA capability (for improved transfer speeds and data integrity) for
compatible IDE devices. Set to Disable to suppress Ultra DMA capability. NOTE: To make changes to
this field, the Type field must be set to User. The configuration options are: [Disabled] [Mode 0] [Mode
1] [Mode 2]
NOTE: After using the legend keys to make your selections on this sub-menu, press
the [Esc] key to exit back to the Main menu. When the Main menu appears, you will
notice that the drive size appear in the field for the hard disk drive that you just config-
ured.