Onboard IDE Operate Mode [Enhanced Mode]

Disables or allows selection of the IDE operation mode depending on the installed operating system (OS). Set to [Enhanced Mode] if you are using native OS including Windows¨ 2000/XP. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Compatible Mode] [Enhanced Mode]

Enhanced Mode Support On [S-ATA]

Allows you to use native OS on Serial ATA and Parallel ATA ports. It is recommend that you do not change the default setting for better OS compatibility. In this setting, you may use legacy OS on the Parallel ATA ports only if you do not install any Serial ATA device.

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

The Onboard IDE Operate Mode only when the Configure SATA As

and its sub-menu items appear item is set to [Standard IDE].

Onboard Serial-ATA BOOTROM [Disabled]

Enables or disables the onboard Serial ATA boot ROM. This item appears only when the Configure SATA As item is set as RAID. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

The Onboard Serial-ATA BOOTROM appears only when the Configure SATA As item is set to [RAID].

ALPE and ASP [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the Agressive Link Power Management (ALPE) and Aggressive Slumber/Partial (ASP) management features. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

AHCI Port 3 Interlock Switch [Disabled]

Enables or disables the Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) Port 3 interlock switch. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

The ALPE and ASP and its sub-menu items appear only when the Configure SATA As item is set to [AHCI].

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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