Chapter
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BIOS Settings
Option
Description
Disabled
Set this value to allow the hard disk drive
to be used normally Read, write, and erase
functions can be performed to the hard disk
drive This is the default setting
Enabled
Set this value to prevent the hard disk drive
from being erased
IDE Detect Time Out (Seconds)
Set this option to stop the AMIBIOS from searching for IDE
devices within the specified number of seconds Basically,
this allows you to fine-tune the settings to allow for faster
boot times Adjust this setting until a suitable timing that
can detect all IDE disk drives attached is found
The Load Optimal default setting is 35
Option
Description
0
This value is the best setting to use if the onboard
IDE controllers are set to a specific IDE disk drive in
the AMIBIOS
5
Set this value to stop the AMIBIOS from searching
the IDE bus for IDE disk drives in five seconds A
large majority of ultra ATA hard disk drives can be
detected well within 5 seconds
10
Set this value to stop the AMIBIOS from searching
the IDE bus for IDE disk drives in 10 seconds
15
Set this value to stop the AMIBIOS from searching
the IDE bus for IDE disk drives in 15 seconds
20
Set this value to stop the AMIBIOS from searching
the IDE bus for IDE disk drives in 20 seconds
25
Set this value to stop the AMIBIOS from searching
the IDE bus for IDE disk drives in 25 seconds
30
Set this value to stop the AMIBIOS from searching
the IDE bus for IDE disk drives in 30 seconds
35
Set this value to stop the AMIBIOS from searching
the IDE bus for IDE disk drives in 35 seconds
SATA Configuration [DISABLED/COMPATIBLE/Enhanced]
Configure SATA as IDE
Sets the configuration for the SATA connectors supported
by the ICH8M
Option
Description
IDE
Set the SATA as an IDE device
RAID
You could use the Intel Matrix Storage
Technology to configure your SATA as RAID
(Note that using the drivers and the Intel Matrix
Storage Manager needs to be installed on the
system) The Intel ICH8M supports RAID 0 and
1 configuration
AHCI
AHCI is an interface specification that allows
storage driver to enable advanced SATA features
such as Native Command Queuing, native hot
plug, and power management
Hard disk drive Write Protect
Set this option to protect the hard disk drive from being
overwritten The Load Optimal
default setting is Disabled.
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