Server Board Family Datasheet

System BIOS Intel® S5000 Server Board Family Datasheet
Revision 1.3
Intel order number D38960-006
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Table 20. Setup Utility — ATA Controller Configuration Screen Fields
Setup Item Options Help Text Comments
Onboard PATA
Controller
Enabled
Disabled
Onboard Parallel ATA (PATA)
controller.
Onboard SATA
Controller
Enabled
Disabled
Onboard Serial ATA (SATA)
controller.
When enabled, the SATA
controller can be configured in
IDE, RAID, or AHCI Mode. RAID
and AHCI modes are mutually
exclusive.
SATA Mode
Enhanced
Legacy
[Enhanced] - Configures all
SATA ports as individual ports.
This is also known as native
mode.
[Legacy] - Configures SATA
ports to be primary and/or
secondary channels. This is also
known as compatibility mode.
In Legacy Mode, BIOS can
enumerate only four drives. It
provides four options to choose a
mix of SATA and PATA drives
(see Legacy IDE Channel option
below).
In Enhanced Mode, the BIOS is
not limited to legacy PATA four-
drive limitations, and can
enumerate the two PATA drives
and four SATA drives (totaling six
drives) regardless of AHCI mode,
and can list/boot to the remaining
two SATA drives as well with
AHCI Support.
AHCI and RAID Modes are
supported only when SATA Mode
is selected as “Enhanced”.
Legacy IDE Channel
SATA Only
Secondary SATA
Primary SATA
PATA Only
[SATA Only] - Master/slave for
primary are SATA port 0/2. For
secondary they are port 1/3.
[Secondary SATA] - Master/slave
for primary are PATA. For
secondary they are SATA port
1/3.
[Primary SATA] - Master/slave
for primary are SATA port 0/2.
For secondary they are PATA.
[PATA Only] - Master/slave for
primary are PATA. SATA ports
are disabled.
Displayed only when Legacy is
chosen for the SATA Mode.