Intel AX965Q user manual Super I/O Device, ATX Main board

ATX Main board

zIDE HDD Block Model

If your IDE hard drive supports block mode select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read/writes per sector the drive can support.

zIDE DMA Transfer Access

Use this field to enable or disable IDE DMA transfer access.

zOn-Chip Secondary PCI IDE

IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO/UDMA Mode (Auto). The channel has both a master and a slave, making four IDE devices possible. Because two IDE devices may have a different Mode timing (0, 1, 2, 3, 4), it is necessary for these to be independent. The default setting “Auto” will allow auto detection to ensure optimal performance.

zSATA Mode

Choose the interface of SATA controller. The default setting is “IDE” which let SATA like parallel ATA controller. The “RAID” setting let SATA controller to support RAID.

The Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is a hardware mechanism that allows software to communicate with SATA devices, such as hot-plugging and Native Command Queuing (NCQ).

zLEGACY Mode Support The choices: Disabled, Enabled.

2.2.4.2 Super I/O Device

zPower ON Function

This feature allows you to wake up the system using any of the listed options. The selections are “Hot KEY”, “Mouse Left”, “Mouse Right”, “Any KEY” and “BUTTON ONLY”.

zHot Key Power ON

Awaken the system by pressing the hot key button. The choices are “Ctrl-F1”, “Ctrl-F2”, “Ctrl-F3” to “Ctrl-F8”.

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