Datasheet

BIOS Setup Program
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4.4.4 Drive Configuration Submenu
To access this submenu, select Advanced on the menu bar and then Drive Configuration.
Maintenance Main
Advanced
Security Power Boot Exit
PCI Configuration
Boot Configuration
Peripheral Configuration
Drive Configuration
Floppy Configuration
Event Log Configuration
Video Configuration
USB Configuration
Chipset Configuration
Fan Control Configuration
Hardware Monitoring
The menu represented in Table 60 is used to configure IDE device options.
Table 60. Drive Configuration Submenu
Feature Options Description
ATA/IDE Configuration • Disabled
• Legacy
• Enhanced (default)
Disabled = All IDE resources disabled
Legacy = Up to two IDE channels enabled for operating
systems that require legacy IDE operation
Enhanced = All Serial ATA (SATA) and Parallel ATA
(PATA) resources enabled
Legacy IDE Channels • PATA Pri Only
• PATA Sec Only
• PATA Pri and Sec
• SATA P0/P1 only
• SATA P0/P1,
PATA Sec
• SATA P0/P1,
PATA Pri
Configures PATA and SATA resources for operating
systems that require legacy IDE operation.
PATA = Parallel ATA
SATA = Serial ATA
Pri = Primary
Sec = Secondary
P0 = Serial ATA connector 0
P1 = Serial ATA connector 1
This feature is present only when the ATA/IDE
configuration option is set to Legacy.
PCI IDE Bus Master • Disabled
• Enabled (default)
Enables/disables the use of DMA for hard drive BIOS
INT13 reads and writes.
Hard Disk Pre-Delay • Disabled (default)
• 3 Seconds
• 6 Seconds
• 9 Seconds
• 12 Seconds
• 15 Seconds
• 21 Seconds
• 30 Seconds
Specifies the hard disk drive pre-delay.
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