Supermicro 2042G-72RF4, User Manual

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IDE/SATA Configuration
OnChip SATA Channel
This setting allows you to
Enable
or Disable the OnChip SATA channel.
OnChip SATA Type
Use this setting to set the OnChip SATA type. Options include
Native IDE , RAID, AHCI and Legacy IDE.
RAID Codebase
This submenu appears when you choose "RAID" from the "OnChip SATA
Type" setting above. This setting allows you to select the codebase for your
RAID setup. Options are either Adaptec or
DotHill .
SATA IDE Combined Mode
This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the SATA IDE combined mode.
PATA Channel Configuration
This allows you to set PATA channel configuration. Options include SATA as
Primary or SATA as secondary.
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Primary/Secondary/Third IDE Master/Slave
LBA/Large Mode
LBA (Logical Block Addressing) is a method of addressing data on a disk
drive. The options are Disabled and
Auto
.
Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)
Block mode boosts IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data
transferred. Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if block
mode is not used. Block mode allows transfers of up to 64 KB per interrupt.
Select "Disabled" to allow the data to be transferred from and to the device
one sector at a time. Select "Auto" to allows the data transfer from and to the
device occur multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it. The options
are
Auto and Disabled.
PIO Mode
PIO (Programmable I/O) mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive
and the programmable IDE controller. As the PIO mode increases, the cycle
time decreases. The options are
Auto , 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4. Select Auto to allow
BIOS to auto detect the PIO mode.