Chapter 4: AMI BIOS
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IDE Confi guration Sub Menu
The screen for the Primary IDE Master is shown below:
When you select this Submenu, the AMI BIOS automatically displays the status of
the following items:
IDE Confi guration
This feature allows the user to set the IDE mode. The options are: Disabled, P-ATA
(Parallel ATA) Only, S-ATA (Serial ATA) Only, and
P-ATA & S-ATA
. (*Please refer
to Addendum D for Parallel ATA and Serial ATA information.)
P-ATA & S-ATA
Combined Mode Operation
This feature allows the user to select the IDE Combined Mode. The options
are: Disabled, P-ATA (Parallel ATA) 1ST Channel and
S-ATA (Serial ATA 1st
Channel).
S-ATA Ports Defi nition
This feature allows the user to confi gure Serial ATA Ports. The options are:
P0-
Master/P1-Slave
, P0-Slave/P1-Master
.
P-ATA Only
S-ATA Running Enhanced Mode
Select Yes if you want the function of Serial ATA Enhanced Mode to be enabled
at all times. Options are
Yes
and No.
