3.3.4 IDE Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

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IDE Configuration

ATA/IDE Configuration

[Enhanced]

SATAII 1

[Hard Disk]

SATAII 2

[Not Detected]

SATAII 3

[Not Detected]

SATAII 4

[Not Detected]

IDE1 Master

[Not Detected]

IDE2 Slave

[Not Detected]

Set [Compatible] when Legacy OS (MS-DOS, Win NT) is used.

Set [Enhanced] when Native OS (Win 2000/XP) is used.

 

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ATA/IDE Configuration

Please select [Compatible] when you install legacy OS (Windows NT). If native OS (Windows 2000 / XP) is installed, please select [Enhanced].

When [Compatible] is selected

Combined Option

It allows you to select between [SATA 1, SATA 2, SATA 3, SATA 4], [SATA 1, SATA 3, IDE 1], and [IDE 1, SATA 2, SATA 4]. If it is set to [SATA 1, SATA 3, IDE 1], then SATAII_2, SATAII_4 will not work. Likewise, if it is set to [IDE 1, SATA 2, SATA 4], then SATAII_1, SATAII_3 will not work.

Because Intel® ICH7 south bridge only supports four IDE devices under legacy OS (Windows NT), you have to choose [SATA 1, SATA 2, SATA 3, SATA 4], [SATA 1, SATA 3, IDE 1], or [IDE 1, SATA 2, SATA 4] when the installed device is used with legacy OS.

 

[SATA 1, SATA 2,

[SATA 1, SATA 3,

[IDE 1, SATA 2,

 

SATA 3, SATA 4]

IDE 1]

SATA 4]

Master

SATAII 1, SATAII 2

SATAII 1

SATAII 2

 

 

 

 

Slave

SATAII 3, SATAII 4

SATAII 3

SATAII 4

 

 

 

 

IDE Device Configuration

You may set the IDE configuration for the device that you specify. We will use the “Primary IDE Master” as the example in the following instruction.

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ASRock Wolfdale1333-GLAN manual ATA/IDE Configuration, Combined Option, IDE Device Configuration

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