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Using the BIOS Setup Program
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ATA/IDE Configuration Submenu
Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit
ATA/IDE Configuration
ATA/IDE Configuration [Legacy]
Legacy IDE Channels [PATA Pri and Sec]
PCI IDE Bus Master [Enabled]
Hard Disk Pre-Delay [Disabled]
SoftRAID Support [Enabled]
` [PATA Primar
y
Master :
xxxxxxx]
` [PATA Primary Slave :
Not Detected]
` [PATA Secondary Master :
xxxxxxx]
` [PATA Secondary Master :
Xxxxxxx]
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P9 Setup Defaults
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This submenu shown in Table 22 is used to configure ATA/IDE device options.
Table 22. ATA/IDE Configuration Submenu
Feature Options Description
ATA/IDE Configuration • Disabled
• Legacy
• Enhanced (default)
Specifies the integrated IDE controller.
Disabled disables the integrated IDE controller.
Legacy enables up to two IDE channels for OS
requiring legacy IDE operation.
Enhanced all SATA and PATA resources
Legacy IDE Channels • PATA Pri only
• PATA Sec only
• PATA PRI and Sec (default)
• SATA P0/P1 only
• SATA P0/P1, PATA Sec
• SATA P0/P1, PATA Pri
Configures PATA and SATA resources for OS
requiring legacy IDE operation.
PCI IDE Bus Master • Disabled
• Enabled (default)
Allows a PCI device to initiate a transaction as
a master.
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. Causes
the BIOS to insert a delay before attempting to
detect IDE drives in the system.
SoftRAID Support
• Disabled (default)
• Enabled
Enables or disables SoftRAID support.