Acer Altos G520 Altos G520 Service Guide - Page 42

Primary/Secondary/Third/Fourth IDE Master/Slave These items let you select the IDE hard disk parameters that the system supports. Device Vendor Size Type Parameter LBA/Large Mode Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) Mode Description Option Display detected device info Display IDE device vendor Display IDE DISK size Driver Type Not Installed Auto CD-ROM ARMD Selects the hard disk drive translation method. Disabled For drivers with more than 504MB, the LBA mode Auto is necessary. Enhances disk performance depending on the Disabled hard disk in use. If you set this parameter to Auto, Auto BIOS setup automatically detects if the installed hard disk drive supports the Block Mode function. If supported, it allows data transfer in blocks (multiple sectors) at a rate of 256 bytes per cycle. If you set this parameter to Disabled, data transfer from and to the device occurs one sector at a time. 34 Chapter 2