User`s manual

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BIOS Setup
On-Chip Primary/Secondary PCI IDE
These elds are used to enable or disable the primary or secondary IDE con-
troller. The default is Enabled. Select Disabled if you want to add a different
hard drive controller.
SATA Mode
IDE
This option congures the Serial ATA drives in IDE mode.
On-Chip Serial ATA
Disabled
Disables the onboard SATA.
Auto
The system will detect the existing SATA and IDE drives then automatically
set them to the available master/slave mode.
Combined Mode
This option allows you to use both IDE and SATA drives; allowing a maximum
of 4 drives.
Enhanced Mode
This option allows you to use both IDE and SATA drives; allowing a maximum
of 6 drives.
SATA Only
This option automatically sets the SATA drives to Primary Master and Second-
ary Master modes. Since both drives are in master mode, you cannot set the
IDE drives to Master mode.
SATA Port Speed Settings
Normal
SATA will run at 1.5Gb/s which is the rst generation SATA speed.
Force GEN II
SATA will run at 3Gb/s which is the second generation SATA speed.
PATA IDE Mode and SATA Port
The PATA IDE eld is used to select the function mode for the IDE connector
and its relation to the SATA ports.
Primary
IDE serves as Primary Master and Primary Slave channel. SATA 1 and SATA 3
serve as Secondary Master and Secondary Slave channel.
Secondary
IDE serves as Secondary Master and Secondary Slave channel. SATA 0 and
SATA 2 serve as Primary Master and Primary Slave channel.