Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Description
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Clock ConfigurationIDE Configuration Submenu
Feature Options Description
Spread Spectrum Disabled
Enabled
Enable spread spectrum clock modulation to reduce EMI.
Feature Options Description
ATA/IDE Configuration Disabled
Compatible
Enhanced
Configure the integrated parallel and serial ATA
controllers.
Disabled: Both controllers are disabled.
Compatible: Both controllers operate in legacy or
compatible mode.
Enhanced: Both controllers operate in enhanced or
native mode.
Legacy IDE Channels SATA Only
SAT A Pr i, PATA Sec
PATA On ly
Configure the legacy channels in compatible mode.
Configure SATA as Disabled
RAID
Disable SATA or configure it as RAID controller.
Note: This node is only available if ATA/IDE
Configuration is set to Compatible and the Legacy
IDE Channels configuration node is set to PATA only.
Configure SATA as IDE
RAID
AHCI
Configure SATA device as IDE, RAID or AHCI
controller.
Note: This node is only available if ATA/IDE
Configuration is set to Enhanced.
Primary IDE Master sub menu Reports type of connected IDE device.
Primary IDE Slave sub menu Reports type of connected IDE device.
Secondary IDE Master su b menu Reports type of connected IDE device.
Secondary IDE Slave sub menu Reports type of connected IDE device.
Hard Disk Write Protect Disabled
Enabled If enabled, protects the hard drive from being erased.
Disabled allows the hard drive to be used normally.
Read, write and erase functions can be performed to
the disk.