ECS RS400-A User Manual

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Using BIOS
Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO (Auto)
Each IDE channel supports a master device and a slave device. These four items let you
assign the kind of PIO (Programmed Input/Output) was used by the IDE devices. Choose
Auto to let the system auto detect which PIO mode is best, or select a PIO mode from 0-4.
Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA (Auto)
Each IDE channel supports a master device and a slave device. This mainboard supports
UltraDMA technology, which provides faster access to IDE devices. If you install a device
that supports UltraDMA, change the appropriate item on this list to Auto. You may have
to install the UltraDMA driver supplied with this mainboard in order to use an UltraDMA
device.
IDE Prefetching (Enabled)
The onboard IDE drive interface supports IDE prefetching, for faster drives. If you install
a primary and secondary add-in IDE interface, set this field to Disabled if the interface does
not support prefetching.
Onboard AC97 Audio (Auto)
This option allows you to enable or disable the onboard audio. Disable this item if you are
going to install a PCI audio add-on card.
Press <Esc> to return to the Integrated Peripherals screen.
Onboard SATA Controller (SATA Disabled)
This option allows you to enable or disable the onboard SATA controller. Enable this item
to activate the onboard SATA function.
• Onboard SATA Type (IDE Controller): Use this item to define the controller
type of the SATA device, whether to be the IDE Controller or RAID controller.
Onboard AC97 Audio [Auto]
Onboard SATA Controller [SATA Disabled]
Onboard SATA Type IDE Controller
USB EHCI Controller [Enabled]
USB Controller [Enabled]
USB Legacy Support [Enabled]
USB Mouse Support [Enabled]
fSouth OnChip PCI Device
Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen:
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Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
South OnChip PCI Device
Item Help
Menu Level
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: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help
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F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults
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IDE HDD Block Mode (Enabled)
Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector read/write.
If your IDE hard drive supports block mode, select Enabled for automatic detection of the
optimal mumber of block read/write per sector the drive can support.

ECS RS400-A Specifications

General

Brand	ECS
Model	RS400-A
Category	Motherboard
Language	English