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880 Setup - IDE Devices

Menu Item Options Description
Type Auto
User
None
ATAPI Removable
Other ATAPI
CD-ROM
IDE Removable
Specifies the IDE configuration for IDE devices.

Use of the Auto option automatically fills in the values for the cylinders, heads and sectors fields.

Use of the User option allows the user to manually enter the values for the cylinders, heads and sectors fields.

Maximum Capacity None Informational only. Reports the maximum capacity for the HDD.
Multi-Sector Transfers Disabled
2 Sectors
4 Sectors
8 Sectors
16 Sectors
Specifies the number of sectors per block for transfers from the hard drive to memory.

Check the hard drive's specifications for optimum setting.

LBA Mode Control Enabled
Disabled
Enables/disables the Logical Block Addressing mode control.
Transfer Mode Standard
Fast PIO 1
Fast PIO 2
Fast PIO 3
Fast PIO 4
FPIO 3 / DMA 1
FPIO 4 / DMA 2
Specifies the method for moving data to/from the drive.
Ultra DMA Disabled
Mode 0
Mode 1
Mode 2
Specifies the Ultra DMA mode for the drive.