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BIOS Setup
On-Chip ATA(s) Operate Mode
This setting allows you to determine how the RAID controller on the south bridge is
going to switch to SATA controller. [Legacy Mode] means you may use the traditional
14 and 15 IRQs, while Native Mode means you may use all the available IRQs. Setting
options: [Legacy Mode], [Native Mode].
ATA Configuration
The field lets you to configure the available ATA controller. Setting options: [Disabled],
[P-ATA Only], [S-ATA Only], [P-ATA+S-ATA].
S-ATA Keep Enabled
This item is available for you to enable/disable the onboard S-ATA. Setting options:
[Yes], [No].
P-ATA Keep Enabled
This item is available for you to enable/disable the onboard P-ATA. Setting options:
[Yes], [No].
P-ATA Channel Selection
This item is available for you to select the parallel ATA channel. Setting options:
[Primary], [Secondary], [Both].
Combined Mode Option
This item is available for you to select the combined mode which boots first. Setting
options: [P-ATA 1st Channel], [S-ATA 1st Channel].
S-ATA Ports Definition
This allows you to set the boot sequence of serial ATA ports.
Configure S-ATA as RAID
This item is available for you to configure S-ATA as onboard RAID. Setting: [Yes],
[No].
MSI Reminds You...
If you wish to use S-ATA devices on your mainboard while the ATA
devices connected to the IDE1 and IDE2 are also available, you
MUST
have Windows XP/2000 operating system in your computer, and con-
figure the settings listed as following when you enter the BIOS setup
program.
However, if you are using Windows 98/Me, please also refer to the
following settings for the best performance.
