Parameter

Description

Options

 

 

 

IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave

UDMA (Ultra DMA) is a DMA data transfer

Auto

UDMA

protocol that utilizes ATA commands and the ATA

Enabled

 

bus to allow DMA commands to transfer data at a

Disabled

 

maximum burst rate of 33 MB/s. When you select

 

 

 

Auto in the four IDE UDMA fields (for each of up

 

 

to four IDE devices that the internal PCI IDE

 

 

interface supports), the system automatically

 

 

determines the optimal data transfer rate for

 

 

each IDE device.

 

 

 

 

On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE

The integrated peripheral controller contains an

Auto

 

IDE interface with support for two IDE channels.

Enabled

 

Select Enabled to activate each channel

Disabled

 

separately.

 

 

 

 

 

SATA Mode

This BIOS feature controls the SATA controller's

RAID, SATA or AHCI, IDE

 

operating mode. There are three available

 

 

modes - IDE, SATA or AHCI and RAID.

 

 

When set to SATA or AHCI, the SATA controller

 

 

enables its AHCI features when the computer

 

 

boots up.

 

 

When set to RAID, the SATA controller enables

 

 

its RAID and AHCI functions when the computer

 

 

boots up.

 

 

When set to IDE, the SATA controller disables its

 

 

RAID and AHCI functions when the computer

 

 

boots up.

 

 

If you intend to create or use a RAID array, you

 

 

should set this BIOS feature to RAID. The BIOS

 

 

will load the RAID setup utility which you can

 

 

access at boot time.

 

 

If you do not wish to create or use a RAID array

 

 

but would like to make use of the SATA

 

 

controller's AHCI features, you should set this

 

 

BIOS feature to SATA or AHCI. This skips the

 

 

loading of the SATA controller's RAID functions

 

 

at boot time, which speeds up the boot process.

 

 

 

 

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L310 specifications

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