Instruction Manual

PM-945GSE-N270 User Manual
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Enhanced DEFAULT
Configures the on-board ATA/IDE controller to be in
Enhanced mode. In this mode, IDE channels and SATA
channels are separated. This mode supports up to 6
storage devices. Some legacy OS do not support this
mode.
 Legacy IDE Channels [PATA Pri, SATA Sec]

SATA Only
Only the SATA drives are enabled.

PATA Pri, SATA Sec DEFAULT
The IDE drives are enabled on the Primary
IDE channel. The SATA drives are enabled on
the Secondary IDE channel.

PATA Only
The IDE drives are enabled on the primary
and secondary IDE channels. SATA drives
are disabled.
 IDE Master and IDE Slave
When entering setup, BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE devices. BIOS
displays the status of the auto detected IDE devices. The following IDE devices are
detected and are shown in the IDE Configuration menu:
 Primary IDE Master
 Primary IDE Slave
 Secondary IDE Master
 Secondary IDE Slave
The IDE Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 4) allo
ws changes to the configurations for the
IDE devices installed in the system. If an IDE device is detected and one of the above
listed four BIOS configuration options are selected, the IDE configuration options shown in
Section 5.3.2.1 appea
r.
 Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled]
Use the Hard Disk Write Protect BIOS option to protect the hard disks from being
overwritten. This menu item is only effective if the device is accessed through the BIOS.