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.

Configure S-ATA as RAID [No]

This field configures the S-ATA to function as an IDE controller or RAID. Configuration options: [Yes] [No]

Serial ATA BOOTROM [Enabled]

This field enables or disables the Serial ATA boot ROM.

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

The Serial ATA BOOTROM item appears only when the item

Configure S-ATA as RAID is set to [Yes].

IDE Detect Time Out [35]

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

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