User Manual
Chapter 5
BIOS Setup
M-Series HMI
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5.2.2.8 IDE Configuration
BIOS Setting
Description
Setting
Option
Effect
Serial- ATA
(SATA)
Responsible for
supporting chipset
drives with SATA
interface.
Enabled/
Disabled
Enable or disable this
function
SATA Speed
Support
Allows forcing the speed
limit SATA II ports
standard IDE / SATA-
controller chipset.
Gen1
The maximum speed will be
limited to 150 MB/s
Gen2
The maximum speed will be
limited to 300 MB/s
Disabled
Disables manual
configuration of SATA II ports
(mode will be selected based
on the specifications of
connected drives)
SATA Mode
This option specifies the
operation mode of
modern IDE / SATA-
controller chipset
[AHCI]
Selecting this option allows
you to take full advantage of
the extended host controller
SATA II
[IDE]
SATA controller will operate
in a mechanism similar to a
conventional IDE-controller
