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ASUS Terminator 2 barebone system
Parallel ATA and Serial ATA device configurations
Following are the Parallel ATA and Serial ATA device configurations
supported by Intel ICH5 specifications.
Native operating systems (OS) are Windows
®
2000/XP. ICH5 supports a
maximum of six (6) devices using these OS.
Legacy OS are MS-DOS, Windows
®
98/ME/NT4.0. ICH5 supports a
maximum of four (4) devices using these OS.
Legend:
Supported
—
Disabled
P-ATA
S-ATA
Operating System
Primary
Secondary
Port 0
Port 1
(2 devices)
(2 devices)
(1 device)
(1 device)
1. Windows 2000/XP
2. Windows 98/ME/NT 4.0
Configuration A
—
Configuration B
—
Configuration C
—
—
Required IDE Configuration settings in BIOS
Refer to the following table for the appropriate BIOS settings of the above
P-ATA and S-ATA device configurations. See section “5.3. 5 IDE
Configuration” for details on the related BIOS items.
Windows
®
Windows
®
98/ME/NT4.0
BIOS item
2000/XP
A
B
C
Onboard IDE Operate Mode
Enhanced Mode
Compatible Mode
Compatible Mode Compatible Mode
Enhanced Mode Support On S-ATA
—
—
—
IDE Port Settings
—
Primary P-ATA+S-ATA Sec. P-ATA+S-ATA P-ATA Ports Only
Important notes on Serial ATA (SATA)
•
The smaller and more flexible SATA cable allows easier routing
inside the chassis. The lower pin count of the SATA cable
eliminates the problem caused by the wide, flat ribbon cables of
the Parallel ATA interface.
•
Hot plug support for SATA drive and connections are not available
in the system motherboard.
•
Install Windows
®
XP™ Service Pack 1 when using SATA devices.
