ASRock ION 3D Series manual SATA Configuration, PCIPnP Configuration, Configure SATA as

6.4.4 SATA Configuration

	BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Advanced
Storage Configuration			Options
Configure SATA as	[IDE]	IDE
		AHCI
SATAII_1	[Not Detected]
SATAII_2	[Not Detected]
			Select Screen
			Select Item
		+-	Change Option
		F1	General Help
		F9	Load Defaults
		F10	Save and Exit
		ESC	Exit
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Configure SATA as

Use this item to configure SATA mode. The default value of this option is [IDE]. Configuration options: [IDE] and [AHCI].

AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) supports NCQ and other new features that will improve SATA disk performance but IDE mode does not have these advantages.

6.4.5 PCIPnP Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

Advanced PCI / PnP Settings

PCI	Latency Timer	[32]
PCI	IDE BusMaster	[Enabled]

Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer register.

	Select Screen
	Select Item
+-	Change Option
F1	General Help
F9	Load Defaults
F10	Save and Exit
ESC	Exit

v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.

PCI Latency Timer

The default value is 32. It is recommended to keep the default value unless the installed PCI expansion cards’ specifications require other settings.

PCI IDE BusMaster

Use this item to enable or disable the PCI IDE BusMaster feature.

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