If you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI), set this item to [AHCI]. For details on AHCI, go to:

www.intel.com/support/chipsets/imst/sb/CS-012304.htm www.intel.com/support/chipsets/imst/sb/CS-012305.htm

The SATA controller is set to Native mode when this item is set to [RAID] or [AHCI]

The Onboard IDE Operate Mode and its sub-menu items appear only when the Configure SATA As item is set to [Standard IDE].

Onboard I DE Operate Mode [Enhanced Mode]

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

If you are using a Serial ATA optical drive, set this item to [Compatible Mode] before creating a boot disk using the support CD.

Enhanced Mode Support On [S-ATA]

Allows you to use OS supporting native mode 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]

Combined Mode Option [Primary P-ATA+S-ATA] Allows you to choose the IDE ports to be used. Configuration options: [Primary P-ATA+S-ATA][S-ATA only] [P-ATA only]

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

The Combined Mode Option item appears when you set the Onboard IDE Operate Mode to [Compatible Mode].

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