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PCE-7210 User Manual 46
3.6.1 IDE HDD Block Mode
Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple
sectors read/write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new
drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number
of block read/writes per sector the drive can support. The settings are:
Enabled (Default), Disabled.
3.6.2 On-Chip IDE Device
IDE Primary (Secondary) Master/Slave PIO/UDMA Mode (Auto) Each channel
(Primary and Secondary) has both a master and a slave, making four IDE devices
possible. Because each IDE device may have a different Mode timing (0, 1, 2, 3,
4), it is necessary for these to be independent. The default setting "Auto" will
allow auto detection to ensure optimal performance.
3.6.3 SATA Mode
There are two options (IDE and RAID). The default is IDE.
3.6.4 On-Chip Serial ATA
Choose the status of serial ATA, the default setting is "Auto" which let system to
arrange all parallel and serial ATA resource automatically. The "Disabled" will
disable SATA controller. The "Combined Mode" will combine PATA and SATA,
and max of 2 IDE drives in each channel. The "Enhanced Mode" will enable both
SATA and PATA, and max of 6 IDE drives is supported. The "SATA Only"
means SATA is operating in legacy mode.
3.6.5 Serial ATA Port0/Port1 Mode
Select the mode for SATA port0 and SATA port1. The choices are "Pri-
mary Master", "Primary Slave", "Secondary Master", "Secondary Slave",
"SATA0 Master" and "SATA1 Master".
Figure 3.9: Onbaord Device