User`s manual

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS

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Hand-Off support. When enabled, the EHCI Interface will be changed from the BIOS-

controlled to the OS-controlled. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

HDA Controller

Select Enabled to activate the onboard High-Deﬁ nition Audio controller. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

Front_Side Audio Mode

Use this feature to select Front Side Audio Mode. Select HD Audio to enable HD

(High-Deﬁ nition) Audio support. Select AC' 97 to use AC' 97 Audio. The options

are HD Audio and AC' 97 Audio.

IDE/SATA Conﬁ guration

When this submenu is selected, the AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence

of the IDE devices and displays the following items:

SATA#1 Conﬁ guration

If Compatible is selected, it sets SATA#1 to legacy compatibility mode, while se-

lecting Enhanced sets SATA#1 to native SATA mode. The options are Disabled,

Compatible and Enhanced.

Conﬁ gure SATA#1 as

This feature allows the user to select the drive type for SATA#1. The options

are IDE, RAID and AHCI.

SATA#2 Conﬁ guration

Selecting Enhanced will set SATA#2 to native SATA mode. The options are Disabled,

and Enhanced.

Primary IDE Master/Slave, Secondary IDE Master/Slave, Third IDE Master,

and Fourth IDE Master

These settings allow the user to set the parameters of the IDE drives speciﬁ ed.

Hit <Enter> to activate the following submenu screen for detailed options of these

items. Set the correct conﬁ gurations accordingly.

Type

This feature allows the user to specify the type of device connected to the system.

Select Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically select the IDE type for the drive

as detected. Select ARMD for removable devices. The options are Not Installed,

Auto, CD/DVD and ARMD.