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PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i
User's
Manual
Legacy Diskette A
This setting allows the user to set the type of fl oppy disk drive installed as diskette A.
The options are Disabled, 360Kb 5.25 in, 1.2MB 5.25 in, 720Kb 3.5 in,
1.44/1.25MB,
3.5 in
and 2.88MB 3.5 in.
Parallel ATA
This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Parallel ATA. The
options are Disabled and
Enabled.
Serial ATA
This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Serial ATA. The
options are Disabled and
Enabled.
Native Mode Operation
Select the native mode for ATA. The options are: Serial ATA and
Auto
.
SATA Controller Mode
Select
Compatible
to allow the SATA and PATA drives to be auto-detected and
placed in the Legacy Mode. Select Enhanced to allow the SATA and PATA drives
to be auto-detected and placed in the Native IDE Mode. (
*Note: The Enhanced
mode is supported by the Windows 2000 OS or a later version.)
When the SATA Controller Mode is set to "Enhanced", the following items will
display:
Serial ATA (SATA) RAID
Select Enable to enable Serial ATA RAID Functions. (*For the Windows OS
environment, use the RAID driver if this feature is set to Enabled. If set to
Disabled
, use the Non-RAID driver. When this feature--SATA RAID is set to
Enabled, the next item-"SATA AHCI Enable" will not be available.) The options
are Enabled and
Disabled
(*Default). If this feature is set to "Enabled", the
following feature will be available:
ICH RAID CodeBase
Select Intel to enable Intel's ICH RAID Controller for the Windows OS. Select
Adaptec to enable Adaptec's RAID Controller for the Linux OS. The options are
Intel
and Adaptec. (The option: "Adaptec" is available for PDSMP-i only.)
SATA AHCI
Select Enable to enable the function of Serial ATA Advanced Host Interface.
(*Take caution when using this function. This feature is for advanced
programmers only.) The options are Enabled and
Disabled
.
