2.3.6 I DE Confi gurati on

The items in this menu allow you to set or change the configurations for the IDE devices installed in the system. Select an item then press <Enter> if you wish to configure the item.

IDE Configuration

 

 

Onboard PCI IDE

Controller

[Both]

Onboard PCI S-ATA Controller

[IDE By Bios]

Hard Disk Write

Protect

[Disabled]

IDE Detect Time

Out (Sec)

[35]

ATA(PI) 80Pin Cable Detection

[Host]

IDE PIO Pre-Fetch Enable

[Disabled]

 

 

 

Onboard PCI I DE Controll er [ Both]

Allows you to set the onboard PCI IDE Controller. Set to [Disabled] to disable the integrated IDE Controller. Set to [Primary] to enable only the Primary IDE Controller. Set to [Secondary] to enable only the Secondary IDE Controller. Set to [Both] to enable both IDE Controller.

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Primary] [Secondary] [Both]

Onboard PCI S-ATA Controll er [I DE By Bi os]

Allows you to set the onboard PCI S-ATA Controller. Configuration options: [Disabled] [IDE By Bios] [RAID By Rom]

H ard Di sk Wri te Protect [ Di sabl ed]

Allows you to enable or disable device write protection. This will be effective only if the device is accessed through BIOS. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

I DE Detect Ti me Out [ 35]

Selects the time out value for detecting ATA/ATAPI devices. Configuration options: [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30] [35]

ATA(PI ) 80Pi n Cabl e Detecti on [H ost]

Selects the mechanism for detecting 80Pin ATA(PI) Cable. Configuration options: [Host & Device] [Host] [Device]

I DE PI O Pre-Fetch Enabl e [ Di sabl ed]

Allows you to enable or disable IDE PIO Pre-fetch Enable. Set it to [Disabled] before testing AMIDIAG.

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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