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BIOS Setup 3-19
SATA Mode:
This item determines the mode for on-chip Serial ATA.
[IDE]: The on-chip Serial ATA served as IDE mode.
[RAID]: The on-chip Serial ATA served as RAID mode.
[AHCI]: The on-chip Serial ATA served as AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) mode for
advanced performance and usability.
NOTE: The [RAID] option is only available when the item “On-Chip Serial ATA” is set to [Enhanced
Mode].
On-Chip Serial ATA:
This item determines the function for on-chip Serial ATA.
[Disabled]: Disable the Serial ATA controller.
[Auto]: Allows the Serial ATA controller to be arranged by BIOS automatically.
[Combined Mode]: Parallel ATA and Serial ATA are combined together. Supports up to 4 IDE drives.
[Enhanced Mode]: Enable both Parallel ATA and Serial ATA. Supports up to 6 IDE drives.
[SATA Only]: The SATA is operating in legacy mode.
NOTE: This option is configurable only when the item [SATA Mode] is set to [IDE].
Mode
IDE
Channel
0 Master
IDE
Channel
0 Slave
IDE
Channel
1 Master
IDE
Channel
1 Slave
IDE
Channel
2 Master
IDE
Channel
2 Slave
IDE
Channel
3 Master
IDE
Channel
3 Slave
Enhanced
IDE1
Master
IDE1
Slave
None None SATA1 SATA3 SATA2 SATA4
Combined
IDE1
Master
IDE1
Slave
SATA2 SATA4 None None None None
SATA Only SATA1 SATA3 SATA2 SATA4 None None None None
NOTE: The option [Enhanced Mode] does not support the Windows 98/ME operation system.
SATA PORT Speed Setting
This item selects the mode for SATA PORT.
PATA IDE Mode:
This item determines the function mode for “IDE1”connector.
[Primary]: “IDE1” connector served as [Primary Master] and [Primary Slave] channel. “SATA2” and
“SATA4”connector served as [Secondary Master] and [Secondary Slave] channel. The remaining
“SATA1” and “SATA3” connectors are disabled.
[Secondary]: “IDE1” connector served as [Secondary Master] and [Secondary Slave] channel. “SATA1”
and “SATA3” connector served as [Primary Master] and [Primary Slave] channel. The remaining
“SATA2” and “SATA4” connectors are disabled.
Refer to the following table for the relationships between IDE and SATA ports.
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