IBM G52-72361X2 manual 3-18, MS-7236 Mainboard ATA/IDE Configuration, IO Devices Configuration

MS-7236 Mainboard

ATA/IDE Configuration

These 2 items allow you to select the ATA/IDE and SATA configuration. Select [Disabled] in ATA/IDE Configuration if you want to disable both ATA/IDE configuration. Select [Compatible] or [Enhanced] to use the IDE, S-ATA and P- ATA devices. Refer to the following tables for details.

	ATA/IDE Configuration
	(Compatible)
SATA Only	[SATA 1/3/2/4]
PATA Pri, SATA Sec	[IDE1, SATA2/4]
SATA Pri, PATA Sec	[SATA1/3, IDE1]
PATA Only	[IDE1]

IO Devices Configuration

Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears:

Onboard Floppy Controller

Select [Enabled] if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the system board and you wish to use it. If you install add-on FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select [Disabled] in this field. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

Serial Port1/2 Address

These items specify the base I/O port addresses of the onboard Serial Port 1

. Selecting [Auto] allows BIOS to automatically determine the correct base I/O port address. Settings: [3F8/IRQ4], [2F8/IRQ3], [3E8/IRQ4], [2E8/IRQ3] and [Disabled].

Serial Port2 Mode

This item allows you to select mode for Serial Port2. Setting options: [Normal], [IrDA], [ASK IR].

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