User`s manual

BIOS Setup

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 combine both IDE

and SATA drives; supporting maximum of 2

drives on each channel.

Enhanced Mode This option allows you to use both IDE and

SATA drives; allowing a maximum of 4 drives -

1 IDE Master, 1 IDE Slave and 2 SATA.

SATA Only This option automatically sets the SATA drives

to Primary Master mode. Since the SATA

drives are in Master mode, you cannot set the

IDE drive to Master mode.

PATA IDE Mode and SATA Port

This field 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 2 serve as

Secondary Master and Secondary Slave channel.

Secondary IDE serves as Secondary Master and Second-

ary Slave channel. SATA 1 and SATA 2 serve

as Primary Master and Primary Slave channel.