2.6.2 IDE DMA Transfer Access
Use this field to enable or disable IDE DMA transfer access.
2.6.3 On-Chip IDE Device
IDE Primary Master/Slave PIO/UDMA Mode (Auto). The channel has both a
master and a slave, making four IDE devices possible. Because two IDE devices
may have a different Mode timing (0, 1, 2, 3, 4), it is necessary for these to be
independent. The default setting “Auto” will allow auto detection to ensure
optimal performance.
2.6.4 On-Chip Serial ATA
Choose the status of serial ATA. The default setting is “Auto” which lets the system
arrange all parallel and serial ATA resources automatically. The “Disabled” setting
disables the SATA controller. The “Combined Mode” combines PATA and SATA, and
maximum of 2 IDE drives in each channel. The “Enhanced Mode” enables both
SATA and PATA, and a maximum of 6 IDE drives are supported. The “SATA Only”
setting means SATA is operating in legacy mode.
2.6.5 SATA PORT Speed Settings
This item allows you to select the SATA port. The choices are “Disabled”, “Fore GenI”
and “Fore GenII”.
2.6.6 PATA IDE Mode
This item allows you to select the parallel ATA channel. Setting options are
Primary and Secondary.
2.6.7 SATA Port
This feature allows users to view the SATA port as primary or secondary channel. If
PATA IDE Mode is set to “Primary”, it will display “P1, P3
Secondary” which means that SATA1 and SATA3 are secondary. If PATA IDE
Mode is set to “Secondary,” it will display “P0, P2 Secondary” which means that
SATA0 and SATA2 are secondary.
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