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(14). Serial ATA Connectors

These connectors are provided to attach one Serial ATA device at each channel via Serial ATA cable.

SATA1 and SATA2 are controlled by South Bridge. To enable the SATA1 and SATA2 controller, you have to enable the item “OnChip Serial ATA” first in the BIOS menu of “OnChip IDE Device”.

The following table displays the quantity of devices at IDE1, IDE2, SATA1 and SATA2 channel under different “OnChip Serial ATA” configuration:

WinXP / Windows .NET Server:
OnChip Serial ATA /IDE1IDE2SATA1SATA2
OnChip Serial ATA Mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enhanced Mode / IDE

2

2

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

DOS / Win2K / Win98 / WinME:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OnChip Serial ATA /

IDE1

IDE2

SATA1

SATA2

OnChip Serial ATA Mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

2

1

1

Combined Mode / IDE

 

 

 

 

2

0

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

SATA Only / IDE

0

0

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

Disabled

2

2

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

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