AFL-W10A-N270 User ManualPage 66Î Block (Multi Sector Transfer) [Auto]Use the Block (Multi Sector Transfer) to disable or enable BIOS to auto detect if thedevice supports multi-sector transfers.Î Disabled BIOS is prevented from using Multi-Sector Transfer on thespecified channel. The data to and from the device occursone sector at a time.Î Auto D EFAULT BIOS auto detects Multi-Sector Transfer support on thedrive on the specified channel. If supported the datatransfer to and from the device occurs multiple sectors ata time.Î PIO Mode [Auto]Use the PIO Mode option to select the IDE PIO (Programmable I/O) mode program timingcycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller. As the PIO modeincreases, the cycle time decreases.Î Auto D EFAULT BIOS auto detects the PIO mode. Use this value if the IDE diskdrive support cannot be determined.Î 0 PIO mode 0 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 3.3MBpsÎ 1 PIO mode 1 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 5.2MBpsÎ 2 PIO mode 2 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 8.3MBpsÎ 3 PIO mode 3 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 11.1MBpsÎ 4 PIO mode 4 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 16.6MBps(This setting generally works with all hard disk drivesmanufactured after 1999. For other disk drives, such as IDECD-ROM drives, check the specifications of the drive.)Î DMA Mode [Auto]Use the DMA Mode BIOS selection to adjust the DMA mode options.
