Acer Aspire T180 Service Manual

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Chapter 2 36RAID ConfigurationPrimary Master/Slave PIO Each IDE channel supports a master deviceand a slave device. These four items let youassign the kind of PIO(Programmed Input/Output) was used by the IDE devices. ChooseAuto to let the system auto detect which PIOmode is best, or select a PIO mode from 0-4AutoSecondary Master/SlaveUDMAEach IDE channel supports a master deviceand slave device. This motherboard supportsUltraDMA technology, which provides fasteraccess to IDE devices. If you install a devicethat supports UltraDMA, change the appropriateitem on this list to Auto. You may have to installthe UltraDMA driver supplied with thismotherboard in order to use an UltraDMAdevice.AutoIDE DMA transfer access This item allows users to enable the transferaccess of the IDE DMA then burst onto the PCIbus and nonburstable transactions do not.EnabledDisabledSerial-ATA Controller This item allows you to enable or disable theonboard SATA controller.All enabledIDE Prefetch Mode The onboard IDE drive interface supports IDEprefetching for faster drive access. If you installa primary and secondary add-in IDE interface,set this field to Disabled if the interface does notsupport prefetching.EnabledDisabledIDE HDD Block Mode Enables this field if your IDE hard drive supportsblock mode. Block mode enables BIOS toautomatically detect the optimal number ofblock read and writes per sector that the drivecan support and improves the speed of accessto IDE devices.EnabledDisabledParameter Description OptionsmnlkF5:Previous Values F7:Optimized Defaults: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1: General HelpItem HelpffMenu LevelRAID Enable [Disabled]SATA 1 Primary RAID DisabledSATA 1 Secondary RAID DisabledSATA 2 Primary RAID DisabledSATA 2 Secondary RAID DisabledxxxxPhoenix-Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup UtilityRAID Configuration