Datasheet

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PDSMA+ User's Manual

Parallel ATA

This setting allows the user to enable/disable the function of Parallel ATA and

conﬁ gure Parallel ATA settings. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Serial ATA

This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Serial ATA. The

options are Disabled and Enabled.

Native Mode Operation

This setting allows the user to set the native mode for ATA. The options are: Serial

ATA and Auto.

SATA Controller Mode

Select Compatible to allow the SATA and PATA drives to be automatically detected

and placed in the Legacy Mode. Select Enhanced to allow the SATA and PATA

drives to be automatically detected and placed in the Native IDE Mode. (*Note: The

Enhanced mode is supported by the Windows 2000 OS or a later version.)

When the SATA Controller Mode is set to Enhanced, the following items will

display:

Serial ATA (SATA) RAID Enable

Select Enable to enable Serial ATA RAID Functions. (*For the Windows OS

environment, use the RAID driver if this feature is set to Enabled. When this

item is set to Enabled, the item: "ICH RAID Code Base" will be available for

you to select Intel or Adaptec Host RAID ﬁ rmware to be activated. If this item

is set to Disabled, the item-SATA AHCI Enable will be available.) The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

SATA AHCI (*Available when SATA RAID is Disabled.)

Select Enable to enable the function of Serial ATA Advanced Host Interface.

(*Take caution when using this function. This feature is for advanced programmers

only.) The options are Enabled and Disabled.

(*Warning: Exercise extreme caution when using this function. This

feature is for advanced programmers only.) The options are Enabled

and Disabled.

ICH RAID Code Base (*Available when SATA RAID is Enabled.)

Select Intel to enable Intel's SATA RAID ﬁ rmware. Select Adaptec to use Adaptec's

HostRAID ﬁ rmware. The options are Intel and Adaptec.