Chapter 5: AMI BIOS
AHCI Codebase (Available when RAID or AHCI is selected)
Use this feature to select the AHCI Codebase for the ICH South Bridge. The options are BIOS Native Module and Intel AHCI ROM.
ICH RAID Code Base (Available when the option RAID is selected)
Select Intel to enable Intel's SATA RAID firmware to configure Intel's SATA RAID settings. Select Adaptec to enable Adaptec's SATA RAID firmware to configure Adaptec's SATA RAID settings. The options are Intel and Adaptec.
SATA#2 Configuration (Available when the option IDE is selected)
Selecting Enhanced will set SATA#2 to native SATA mode. The options are Disabled, and Enhanced.
IDE Detect Timeout (sec)
Use this feature to set the
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Primary IDE Master/Slave, Secondary IDE Master/Slave, Third IDE Master, and Fourth IDE Master
These settings allow the user to set the parameters the slots indicated above. Press <Enter> to activate the following submenu screen for detailed options of these items. Set the correct configurations accordingly. The items included in the submenu are listed below.
Type
Select the type of device connected to the system. The options are Not Installed, Auto, CD/DVD and ARMD.
LBA/Large Mode
LBA (Logical Block Addressing) is a method of addressing data on a disk drive. In the LBA mode, the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB. For drive capacities over 137 GB, your system must be equipped with a
Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)
Block Mode boosts the IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data transferred. Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if Block Mode is not used. Block Mode allows transfers of up to 64 KB per interrupt. Select Disabled to allow data to be transferred from and to the device one sector at
