The P-ATA+S-ATA and P-ATA options are for advanced users only. If you set to any of these options and encounter problems, revert to the default setting S-ATA. Configuration options: [P-ATA+S-ATA] [S-ATA] [P-ATA]

The Enhanced Mode Support On appears only when the item Onboard IDE Operate Mode is set to Enhanced Mode.

IDE Port Settings [Primary P-ATA+S-ATA]

Allows selection of the IDE ports to activate if you are using a legacy operating system. Set to [Primary P-ATA+S-ATA] if you wish to use the primary Parallel ATA and Serial ATA ports, or set to [Secondary P-ATA+SATA] to enable the secondary P-ATA port instead. Setting to [P-ATA Ports Only] disables the two Serial ATA ports supported by ICH5. Configuration options: [Primary P-ATA+S- ATA] [Secondary P-ATA+S-ATA] [P-ATA Ports Only]

The IDE Port Settings appears only when the item Onboard IDE Operate Mode is set to Compatible Mode.

IDE Detect Time Out [35]

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

2.3.7 System Information

This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications. The items in this menu are auto-detected by BIOS.

AMI BIOS

This item displays the auto-detected BIOS information.

Processor

This item displays the auto-detected CPU specification.

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Chapter 2: BIOS information