Supero Supero X8DTU-6F+, User Manual

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Chapter 5: AMI BIOS
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AHCI Codebase (Available when RAID or AHCI is selected)
Use this feature to select the AHCI Codebase for the ICH South Bridge. The
options are BIOS Native Module and Intel AHCI ROM.
ICH RAID Code Base (Available when the option RAID is selected)
Select Intel to enable Intel's SATA RAID fi rmware to confi gure Intel's SATA
RAID settings. Select Adaptec to enable Adaptec's SATA RAID fi rmware
to confi gure Adaptec's SATA RAID settings. The options are Intel and
Adaptec.
SATA#2 Confi guration (Available when the option IDE is selected)
Selecting Enhanced will set SATA#2 to native SATA mode. The options are
Disabled, and Enhanced .
IDE Detect Timeout (sec)
Use this feature to set the time-out value for the BIOS to detect the ATA, ATAPI
devices installed in the system. The options are 0 (sec), 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and
35 .
Primary IDE Master/Slave, Secondary IDE Master/Slave, Third IDE Master,
and Fourth IDE Master
These settings allow the user to set the parameters the slots indicated above.
Press <Enter> to activate the following submenu screen for detailed options of
these items. Set the correct confi gurations accordingly. The items included in the
submenu are listed below.
Type
Select the type of device connected to the system. The options are Not Installed,
Auto , CD/DVD and ARMD.
LBA/Large Mode
LBA (Logical Block Addressing) is a method of addressing data on a disk drive.
In the LBA mode, the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB. For drive capacities
over 137 GB, your system must be equipped with a 48-bit LBA mode addressing.
If not, contact your manufacturer or install an ATA/133 IDE controller card that
supports 48-bit LBA mode. The options are Disabled and Auto .
Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)
Block Mode boosts the 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 data to be transferred from and to the device one sector at