Drive Configuration Submenu

To access this submenu, select Advanced on the menu bar, then Drive Configuration.

Maintenance Main

Advanced

Security Power Boot Exit

PCI Configuration

Boot Configuration

Peripheral Configuration

Drive Configuration

Floppy Configuration

Event Log Configuration

Video Configuration

USB Configuration

Chipset Configuration

Fan Control Configuration

Hardware Monitoring

Remote Access Configuration

The menu represented in Table 23 is used to configure drive options.

Table 23. Drive Configuration Submenu

Feature

Options

Description

 

 

 

 

ATA / IDE

Disabled

Selects the mode for the integrated IDE controller. When

Configuration

Legacy

Legacy is selected, a maximum of 4 drives can be

 

Enhanced (default)

installed. When Enhanced is selected, a maximum of 6

 

drives can be installed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Legacy IDE Channels

PATA Pri Only

This option is available only when Legacy is selected as

 

PATA Sec Only

the IDE Mode.

 

PATA Pri and Sec

 

 

 

(default)

 

 

P0 / P1 Only

 

 

SATA P0 / P1, PATA

 

 

 

Sec

 

 

SATA P0 / P1, PATA

 

 

 

Pri

 

 

 

 

 

PCI IDE Bus Master

Enabled (default)

 

 

Disabled

 

 

 

 

 

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Intel Server Board S875WP1-E Product Guide

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Intel S875WP1-E manual Drive Configuration Submenu, Ata / Ide

S875WP1-E specifications

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