SUPER MICRO Computer 5015M-U, 5015M-NT Native Mode Operation, SATA Controller Mode, Serial ATA

SUPERSERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual

Serial ATA

This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Serial ATA. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Native Mode Operation

Select the native mode for ATA. The options are Serial ATA and Auto.

SATA Controller Mode

Select Compatible to allow the SATA and PATA drives to be automatically- detected and be placed in the Legacy Mode by the BIOS. Select Enhanced to allow the SATA and PATA drives to be to be automatically-detected and be placed in the Native IDE Mode. Note: Enhanced mode is supported by Windows 2000 OS or later.

When the SATA Controller Mode is set to Enhanced, the following items will display:

Serial ATA (SATA) RAID Enable

Select Enable to enable Serial ATA RAID Functions. (For a Windows OS environment, use the RAID driver if this feature is set to Enabled. When this item is set to Enabled, the item: "ICH RAID Code Base" will be available for you to select either Intel or Adaptec Host RAID fi rmware. If this item is set to Disabled, the item-SATA AHCI Enable will be available.) The options are Enabled and Disabled.

ICH RAID Code Base (Available when SATA RAID is Enabled.)

Select Intel to enable Intel's SATARAID fi rmware. SelectAdaptec to useAdaptec's HostRAID fi rmware. The options are Intel and Adaptec.

SATA AHCI (Available when SATA RAID is Disabled.)

Select Enable to enable the function of Serial ATA Advanced Host Interface. (Use caution when using this function. This feature is for advanced programmers only. The options are Enabled and Disabled.)

￿IDE Primary Master/Slave, SATA Port 1, SATA Port 2, SATA Port 3 and SATA Port 4

These settings allow the user to set the parameters for the IDE Primary Master/ Slave SATA Port 1, SATA Port 2, SATA Port 3 and SATA Port 4 slots. Hit <Enter> to activate the following sub-menu screen for detailed options of these items. Set the correct confi gurations accordingly. The items included in the sub-menu are:

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