Chapter 4: BIOS
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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 Option
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. (For the Windows OS en-
vironment, use the RAID driver if this feature is set to Enabled. When this item
is set to Enabled, the item: "ICH RAID Code Base" will be available for you to
select either Intel or Adaptec Host RAID fi rmware to be activated. 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 Intel to enable Intel's SATA RAID fi rmware. Select Adaptec to use Adapt-
ec's HostRAID fi rmware. The options are Intel and Adaptec.
SATA AHCI Enable
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.)
System Memory
This display informs you how much system memory is recognized as being present
in the system.
Extended Memory
This display informs you how much extended memory is recognized as being pres-
ent in the system.
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