5.3.4IDE Configuration

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.

 

 

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

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IDE Configuration

 

Onboard IDE Operate Mode

[Enhanced Mode]

Enhanced Mode Support On

[S-ATA]

IDE Detect Time Out (Sec)

[35]

Set [Compatible Mode] when Legacy OS (i.e. WIN ME, 98, NT4.0, MS DOS) is used.

Set [enhanced Mode] when native OS (i.e. WIN2000, WIN XP) is used.

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Onboard IDE 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 native OS, e.g. Windows® 2000/XP. Set to [Compatible Mode] if you are using legacy OS, e.g. Windows® ME/98/NT, MS-DOS. Configuration options: [Compatible Mode] [Enhanced Mode]

The items Enhanced Mode Support On and Configure S-ATA as RAID appear only when you set the Onboard IDE Operate Mode to [Enhanced Mode].

Enhanced Mode Support On [S-ATA]

Allows you to set Serial ATA, Parallel ATA, or both, as native mode. Configuration options: [P-ATA+S-ATA] [S-ATA] [ P-ATA]

The above item appears only if you set the Enhanced Mode

Support On item to [S-ATA] or [P-ATA+S-ATA]

IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35]

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

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