Intel AN430TX Product Specification - Page 62

Sectors, Maximum Capacity, Multi-Sector Transfers, LBA Mode Control, Bit I/O, Transfer Mode

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AN430TX Motherboard Technical Product Specification 3.2.3.4 Sectors If device configuration is set to Auto, this field reports the number of sectors for your hard disk and cannot be modified. If IDE Device Configuration is set to User Definable, you must type the correct number of sectors for your hard disk. 3.2.3.5 Maximum Capacity Reports the maximum capacity of your hard disk, which is calculated from the number of cylinders, heads, and sectors. There are no options. 3.2.3.6 Multi-Sector Transfers Determines the number of sectors per block for multiple sector transfers. The options are: • Disabled • 2 Sectors • 4 Sectors • 8 Sectors • 16 Sectors (default) Check the specifications for your hard disk drive to determine which setting provides optimum performance for your drive. 3.2.3.7 LBA Mode Control Specifies the IDE translation mode. LBA causes logical block addressing to be used in place of Cylinders, Heads, and Sectors. The options are: • Disabled • Enabled (default) CAUTION Do not change the IDE translation mode from the option selected when the hard drive was formatted. Changing the option after formatting can result in corrupted data. 3.2.3.8 32 Bit I/O Enables or disables 32 bit IDE data transfers. The options are: • Disabled (default) • Enabled 3.2.3.9 Transfer Mode Sets how fast the transfers occur on the IDE interface. The options are: • Standard • Fast PIO 1 • Fast PIO 2 • Fast PIO 3 • Fast PIO 4 (default) 62

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AN430TX Motherboard Technical Product Specification
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3.2.3.4
Sectors
If device configuration is set to Auto, this field reports the number of sectors for your hard disk and
cannot be modified.
If IDE Device Configuration is set to User Definable, you must type the
correct number of sectors for your hard disk.
3.2.3.5
Maximum Capacity
Reports the maximum capacity of your hard disk, which is calculated from the number of
cylinders, heads, and sectors.
There are no options.
3.2.3.6
Multi-Sector Transfers
Determines the number of sectors per block for multiple sector transfers.
The options are:
•
Disabled
•
2 Sectors
•
4 Sectors
•
8 Sectors
•
16 Sectors (
default
)
Check the specifications for your hard disk drive to determine which setting provides optimum
performance for your drive.
3.2.3.7
LBA Mode Control
Specifies the IDE translation mode.
LBA causes logical block addressing to be used in place of
Cylinders, Heads, and Sectors.
The options are:
•
Disabled
•
Enabled (
default
)
CAUTION
Do not change the IDE translation mode from the option selected when the hard drive was
formatted.
Changing the option after formatting can result in corrupted data.
3.2.3.8
32 Bit I/O
Enables or disables 32 bit IDE data transfers.
The options are:
•
Disabled (
default
)
•
Enabled
3.2.3.9
Transfer Mode
Sets how fast the transfers occur on the IDE interface.
The options are:
•
Standard
•
Fast PIO 1
•
Fast PIO 2
•
Fast PIO 3
•
Fast PIO 4 (
default
)