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Congure SATA As [Stabdard IDE]
Allows you to congure SATA controller. When it is set to AHCI/RAID mode, the
SATA controller is forced to Native mode.
Conguration options: [Standard IDE] [AHCI] [RAID].
Onboard IDE Operate Mode [Enhanced Mode]
Allows selection of the IDE operation mode depending on the installed operating
system (OS). Set to [Enhanced Mode] if you are using native OS including
Windows
®
2000/XP/Vista.
Conguration options: [Disabled] [Compatible Mode] [Enhanced Mode].
PIO Mode [Auto]
Selects the PIO mode.
Conguration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4]
DMA Mode [Auto]
Selects the DMA mode.
Conguration options: [Auto]
SMART Monitoring [Auto]
Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. Conguration
options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled]
32Bit Data Transfer [Disabled]
Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer.
Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
IDE Conguration
Congure SATA As [Standard IDE]
Onboard IDE Operate Mode [Enhanced Mode]
Enhanced Mode Support On [S-ATA]
IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35]
When in AHCI/
RAID mode SATA
controller is
forced to Native
mode.
4.3.5 IDE Conguration
The items in this menu allow you to set or change the congurations for the IDE
devices installed in the system. Select an item then press <Enter> if you wish to
congure the item.