BIOS Option Of The Week - IDE HDD Block Mode techarp/showarticle.aspx?artno=606 This week, we will be taking a look at the IDE HDD Block Mode BIOS setting. Here’s an excerpt : This BIOS feature speeds up hard disk access by transferring multiple sectors of data per interrupt instead of using the usual single-sector transfer mode. This mode of transferring data is known as block transfers. When you enable this feature, the BIOS will automatically detect if your hard disk supports block transfers and set the proper block transfer settings for it. Depending on the IDE controller... To read more, please go to techarp/showarticle.aspx?artno=606 #TechARP #BIOS #Optimization #Guide #IDE #HDD #storage
Posted on: Sun, 21 Dec 2014 15:43:43 +0000