BIOS Architecture Intel® Server Board SE7520BD2 Technical Product Specification
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3.2.5.2 IDE Configuration Sub-menu
Table 14. BIOS Setup IDE Configuration Menu Options
Feature Options Help Text Description
IDE Configuration
Onboard P-ATA
Channels
Disabled
Primary
Disabled: disables the
integrated P-ATA Controller.
Primary: enables only the
primary P-ATA Controller.
Controls state of integrated P-
ATA controller.
Onboard S-ATA
Channels
Disabled
Enabled
Disabled: disables the
integrated S-ATA Controller.
Enabled: enables the integrated
S-ATA Controller.
Controls state of integrated S-
ATA controller.
Configure S-ATA as
RAID
Disabled
Enabled
When enabled the S-ATA
channels are reserved to be
used as RAID.
S-ATA Ports
Definition
A1-Master/A2-Slave
A1-Slave/A2-Master
Defines priority between S-ATA
channels.
Mixed P-ATA / S-ATA N/A Lets you remove a P-ATA and
replace it by S-ATA in a given
channel. Only 1 channel can be
S-ATA.
Selects submenu for configuring
mixed P-ATA and S-ATA.
Primary IDE Master N/A While entering setup, BIOS
auto detects the presence of
IDE devices. This displays the
status of auto detection of IDE
devices.
Selects submenu with additional
device details.
Primary IDE Slave N/A While entering setup, BIOS
auto detects the presence of
IDE devices. This displays the
status of auto detection of IDE
devices.
Selects submenu with additional
device details.
Secondary IDE
Master
N/A While entering setup, BIOS
auto detects the presence of
IDE devices. This displays the
status of auto detection of IDE
devices.
Selects submenu with additional
device details.
Secondary IDE Slave N/A While entering setup, BIOS
auto detects the presence of
IDE devices. This displays the
status of auto detection of IDE
devices.
Selects submenu with additional
device details.
Hard Disk Write
Protect
Disabled
Enabled
Disable/Enable device write
protection. This will be effective
only if device is accessed
through BIOS.
Primarily used to prevent
unauthorized writes to hard
drives.