MSI K9AU User Guide - Page 36

MS-96B3 Mainboard IDE Configuration Third/Fourth IDE Master/Slave [Type] Press PgUp/ or PgDn/ to select [Manual], [None] or [Auto] type. Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table. The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information for this category. If your hard disk drive type is not matched or listed, you can use [Manual] to define your own drive type manually. [LBA/Large Mode] Enabling LBA causes Logical Block Ad- dressing to be used in place of Cylinders, Heads and Sectors [Block(Multi-Sector Transfer)] Any selection except Disabled determines the number of sectors transferred per block [PIO Mode] Indicates the type of PIO (Programmed Input/ Output) [DMA Mode] Indicates the type of Ultra DMA [S.M.A.R.T.] This allows you to activate the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis & Reporting Technology) capability for the hard disks. S. M.A.R.T is a utility that monitors your disk sta tus to predict hard disk failure. This gives you an opportunity to move data from a hard disk that is going to fail to a safe place before the hard disk becomes offline. [32 Bit Data Transfer] Enables 32-bit communication between CPU and IDE device 3-8