On-Chip IDE-1 Controller

This item selects whether to enable or disable the IDE-1 controller.

On-Chip SATA Mode

This item determines the mode for on-chip Serial ATA. [IDE]: The on-chip Serial ATA served as IDE mode. [RAID]: The on-chip Serial ATA served as RAID mode.

[AHCI]: The on-chip Serial ATA served as AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) mode for advanced performance and usability.

-SATA RAID ROM

This item allows you to use the boot ROM of on-chip Serial ATA RAID to boot up system.

On-Chip SATA

This item determines the function for on-chip Serial ATA. [Disabled]: Disable the Serial ATA controller.

[Auto]: Allows the Serial ATA controller to be arranged by BIOS automatically.

[Combined Mode]: Parallel ATA and Serial ATA are combined together. Supports up to 4 IDE drives.

[Enhanced Mode]: Enable both Parallel ATA and Serial ATA. Supports up to 6 IDE drives.

[SATA Only]: The SATA is operating in legacy mode.

This option is configurable only when the item [On-Chip SATA Mode] is set to [IDE].

 

IDE

IDE

IDE

IDE

IDE

IDE

IDE

IDE

Mode

Channel

Channel

Channel

Channel

Channel

Channel

Channel

Channel

 

1 Master

1 Slave

2 Master

2 Slave

3 Master

3 Slave

4 Master

4 Slave

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enhanced

IDE

IDE Slave

None

None

SATA1

SATA3

SATA2

SATA4

Master

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Combined

IDE

IDE Slave

SATA2

SATA4

None

None

None

None

Master

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Combined

SATA1

SATA3

IDE

IDE Slave

None

None

None

None

Master

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SATA Only

SATA1

SATA3

SATA2

SATA4

None

None

None

None

The option [Enhanced Mode] does not support the Windows 98/ME operating system.

-PATA IDE Mode

This item determines the function mode for “IDE1”connector.

[IDE-1]: “IDE1” connector served as [Primary Master] and [Primary Slave] channel. “SATA2” and “SATA4”connector served as [Secondary Master] and [Secondary Slave] channel. The remaining “SATA1” and “SATA3” connectors are disabled.

BIOS Setup

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