P4M80-M7 BIOS Manual
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5.1 VIA OnChip IDE Device
The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels.
Select “Enabled” to activate the first and / or second IDE interface. If you install a primary and
/ or secondary add-in IDE interface, select “Disabled” to deactivate an interface. If you
highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “Onchip IDE Control” label and then press the
enter key, it will take you a submenu with the following options:
5.1.1 OnChip SATA
This option allows you to enable the onchip Serial ATA.
The Choices: Enabled
(default), Disabled.
5.1.2 IDE DMA Transfer Access
The Choices: Enabled
(default), Disabled.
5.1.3 IDE Channel 0/1
The motherboard chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for
two IDE channels. Select “Enabled” to activate the first and/or second IDE interface.
Select “Disabled” to deactivate an interface if you are going to install a primary
and/or secondary add-in IDE interface.
The Choices: Enabled
(default),
OnChip
Disabled.
5.1.4 IDE Prefetch Mode
The “onboard” IDE drive interfaces supports IDE prefetching for faster drive access.
If the interface does not support prefetching. If you install a primary and/or
secondary add-in IDE interface, set this option to “Disabled”.
The Choices: Enabled
(default), Disabled.
