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Configuring Your Server 4-7
IDE Configuration submenu
Option Parameter Description Your Setting
Onboard P-ATA
Channels Disabled
[Primary]
Secondary
Both Disables or configures the PATA
channels to primary, secondary,
or both.
Onboard S-ATA
Channels Disabled
[Enabled] Disables or enables the onboard
SATA controller.
Configure S-ATA as
RAID [Disabled]
Enabled Selects the SATA function as and
IDE controller or RAID controller.
S-ATA Ports Definition [A1-Master/A2-Slave]
A1-Slave/A2-Master Defines SATA port to IDE
channel. "A1" indicates the left
side SATA connection.
Mixed P-ATA/S-ATA N/A Displays the " Mixed P-ATA/S-
ATA" submenu. The " Mixed P-
ATA/S-ATA" submenu defines
the priority between the onboard
PATA and SATA channels. See
the online help displayed on the
"Mixed P-ATA/S-ATA" submenu
for details.
Primary IDE Master
Primary IDE Slave
Secondary IDE Master
Secondary IDE Slave
Third IDE Master
Third IDE Slave
Fourth IDE Master
Fourth IDE Slave N/A BIOS detects the IDE devices at
power-on and displays the
current status of the detected
IDE devices. Select each menu
to display the submenu. In the
submenu, you can configure the
IDE devices such as a device
type, PIO mode, DMA mode,
S.M.A.R.T. feature, data transfer
rate and so on.
Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled]
Enabled Disables or enables hard disk
drives write protection through
BIOS.
IDE Detect Time Out
(Sec) 0
5
10
15
20
25
30
[35] Select the time out value for
detecting ATA/ATAPI devices.
This option is used to detect an
older IDE device with longer spin
up times.
ATA(PI) 80Pin Cable
Detection [Host & Device]
Host
Device Uses a mechanical 80-pin
interface cable to detect the host
and/or device(s).
[ ]: Factory-set