SUPER MICRO Computer X7DCL-3, X7DCL-i Bit I/O, Transfer Mode, Ultra DMA Mode, Serial ATA

Chapter 4: BIOS

32 Bit I/O

This option allows the user to enable or disable the function of 32-bit data transfer. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Transfer Mode

This option allows the user to set the transfer mode. The options are Standard, Fast PIO1, Fast PIO2, Fast PIO3, Fast PIO4, FPIO3/DMA1 and FPIO4/DMA2.

Ultra DMA Mode

This option allows the user to select Ultra DMA Mode. The options are Disabled, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4, and Mode 5.

Serial ATA

This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of the Serial ATA. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Native Mode Operation

Select the native mode for ATA. The options are: Serial ATA and Auto.

SATA Controller Mode

Select Compatible to allow the SATAand PATAdrives 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 environment, use the RAID driver if this feature is set to Enabled. 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 firmware to configure Intel's SATA RAID settings. The options are Intel and Adaptec.

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