Datasheet

Chapter 7: BIOS

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32 Bit I/O

This option allows the user to enable or disable the function of 32-bit data transfer.

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Transfer Mode

This option allows the user to set the transfer mode. The options are Standard, Fast

PIO1, Fast PIO2, Fast PIO3, Fast PIO4, FPIO3/DMA1 and FPIO4/DMA2.

Ultra DMA Mode

This option allows the user to select Ultra DMA Mode. The options are Disabled,

Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4 and Mode 5.

Serial ATA

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

options are Disabled and Enabled.

Native Mode Operation

Select the native mode for ATA. The options are Parallel ATA, Serial ATA, Both

and Auto.

SATA Controller Mode

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

and be placed in the Legacy Mode by the BIOS. Select Enhanced to allow the SATA

and PATA drives to be to be automatically detected and be placed in the Native

IDE Mode. (Note: The Enhanced mode is supported by Windows 2000 OS or

later versions.)

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 a Windows OS environ-

ment, use the RAID driver if this feature is set to Enabled. If this item is set to

Disabled, the item-SATA AHCI Enable will be available.) The options are Enabled

and Disabled.

ICH RAID Code Base

Select to enable which SATA RAID ﬁ rmware to conﬁ gure. The options are Intel

and Adaptec.