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3.3.43.3.4
3.3.43.3.4
3.3.4
IDE ConfigurationIDE Configuration
IDE ConfigurationIDE Configuration
IDE Configuration
OnBoard IDE Operate Mode
Please select [Compatible Mode] when you install legacy OS (Windows
ME / 98SE) into SATA device. If you install legacy OS into IDE HDD while
SATA devices are used, you also need to select [Compatible Mode].
If native OS (Windows 2000 / XP) is installed into SATA device, please
select [Enhanced Mode]. You also need to select [Enhanced Mode]
while native OS is installed into IDE HDD and SATA devices are used.
If you do not install any SATA device, please also select [Enhanced Mode]
no matter you use legacy OS or native OS for the system.
Please note that the following options will be varied depending on the
“OnBoard IDE Operate Mode” ([Compatible Mode] or [Enhanced
Mode]) that you selected.
When [Enhanced Mode] is selected:
OnBoard IDE Controller
You may enable either the primary IDE channel or the secondary IDE channel.
Or you may enable both the primary and the secondary IDE channels by
selecting [Both]. Set to [Disabled] will disable the both. Configuration options:
[Disabled], [Primary], [Secondary], [Both].
When [Compatible Mode] is selected
Combined Mode Option
It allows you to select between [Pri IDE + SATA] and [SATA + Sec IDE]. If
it is set to [Pri IDE + SATA], then the secondary IDE will not work. Likewise,
if it is set to [SATA + Sec IDE], then the primary IDE will not work.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
IDE Configuration
Set [Compatible Mode]
when both Legacy OS
(MS-DOS, Win Me/98SE)
and SATA device
are used.
Set [Enhanced Mode]
when Native OS
(Win 2000/XP)
is used.
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Advanced
OnBoard IDE Operate Mode
OnBoard IDE Controller
Primary IDE Master
Primary IDE Slave
Secondary IDE Master
Secondary IDE Slave
SATA1
SATA2
[Enhanced Mode]
[Hard Disk]
[Not Detected]
[Not Detected]
[Not Detected]
[Not Detected]
[Not Detected]
Select Screen
Select Item
+- Change Option
F1 General Help
F9 Load Defaults
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit
Select Screen
Select Item
+- Change Option
F1 General Help
F9 Load Defaults
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit
[Both]
RTC Alarm Power On
Use this item to enable or disable RTC (Real Time Clock) to power on the
system.