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BIOS Setup
On-Chip Serial ATA
Disabled
Disables the onboard SATA.
Auto
The system will detect the existing SATA and
IDE drives then automatically set them to the
available master/slave mode.
Combined Mode
This option allows you to use both IDE and
SATA drives; allowing a maximum of 4 drives.
Enhanced Mode
This option allows you to use both IDE and
SATA drives; allowing a maximum of 6 drives.
SATA Only
This option automatically sets the SATA drives
to Primar y Master and Secondary Master
modes. Since both drives are in master mode,
you cannot set the IDE drives to Master mode.
PATA IDE Mode and SATA Port
The PATA IDE field is used to select the function mode for the IDE
connector and its relation to the SATA ports.
Primary
IDE serves as Primary Master and Primary
Slave channel. SATA 1 and SATA 3 serve as
Secondary Master and Secondary Slave channel.
Secondary
IDE serves as Secondary Master and Second-
ary Slave channel. SATA 0 and SATA 2 serve
as Primary Master and Primary Slave channel.