User's and BIOS Manual (1.1b)

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X7DVA-8/X7DVA-E User's Manual
Parallel ATA
This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Parallel ATA. 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
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 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. The options are Enabled and
Disabled. (If you are using the Windows OS, set this item to Enabled to use the
Intel HostRAID driver.) If this item is set to Disabled, the next item-"SATA AHCI
Enable" will be available.
SATA AHCI
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.)