Using the BIOS Setup Program

ATA/IDE Configuration Submenu

 

 

Main

Advanced

Security

Power

Boot

Exit

 

 

 

IDE Configuration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ATA/IDE Configuration

 

 

[Legacy]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Legacy IDE Channels

 

 

[PATA Pri and Sec]

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCI IDE Bus Master

 

 

[Enabled]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hard Disk Pre-Delay

 

 

[Disabled]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

￿

[PATA Primary Master

:

 

xxxxxxx]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

￿

[PATA Primary Slave

:

 

Not Detected]

 

 

 

 

￿ [PATA Secondary Master :

xxxxxxx]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

￿

[PATA Secondary Master :

Xxxxxxx]

 

 

 

 

￿ ￿

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select Screen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

￿ ￿

Select Item

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enter

Select ￿ Sub-Menu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F1

General Help

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P9

Setup Defaults

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F10

Save and Exit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ESC

Exit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This submenu shown in Table 17 is used to configure IDE device options.

Table 17. ATA/IDE Configuration Submenu

Feature

Options

Description

 

 

 

 

ATA/IDE Configuration

Disabled

Specifies the integrated IDE controller.

 

Legacy

Disabled disables the integrated IDE controller.

 

Enhanced (default)

Legacy enables up to two IDE channels for OS

 

 

 

requiring legacy IDE operation.

 

 

 

Enhanced all SATA and PATA resources.

 

 

 

 

Legacy IDE Channels

PATA Pri only

Configures PATA and SATA resources for OS

 

PATA Sec only

requiring legacy IDE operation.

 

PATA Pri and Sec (default)

 

 

SATA P0/P1 only

 

 

SATA P0/P1, PATA Sec

 

 

SATA P0/P1, PATA Pri

 

 

 

 

 

PCI IDE Bus Master

Disabled

Allows a PCI device to initiate a transaction as

 

Enabled (default)

a master.

Hard Disk Pre-Delay

Disabled (default)

Specifies the hard disk drive pre-delay. Causes

 

3 Seconds

the BIOS to insert a delay before attempting to

 

6 Seconds

detect IDE drives in the system.

 

9 Seconds

 

 

12 Seconds

 

 

15 Seconds

 

 

21 Seconds

 

 

30 Seconds

 

NOTE: SATA hard drives are not supported on desktop board D865GVHZ.

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Intel D865GVHZ manual ATA/IDE Configuration Submenu, Enhanced default, Pata Pri and Sec default, Disabled default

D865GVHZ specifications

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