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UPER X5DPA-TGM/X5DPA-TGM+ User's Manual
Native Mode:
In this mode, system BIOS will automatically search all available IRQs for the
use of HDD. For newer Operating Systems that support switching to Native
Mode, such as Windows XP, Windows 2003, you can set SATA and PATA to
Native Mode. These newer Operating Systems can accommodate both Legacy
and Native modes and support up to 6 ATA devices. (*To select Legacy or
Native Mode, please go to the "BIOS Setup" section in System BIOS).
Legacy Mode:
In this mode, system BIOS assigns the traditional 14 and 15 IRQs for the use
of HDD. Up to 4 ATA devices are support by this mode.
Within Legacy Mode, the following three modes are supported:
*Non-Combined Mode: Parallel ATA only with the maximum of 4 devices
supported;
*Non-Combined Mode: Serial ATA only with the maximum of 2 devices
supported;
*Combined Mode: SATA devices and PATA with the support of 2 devices
each (total: 4 devices maximum). (For IDE/SATA configurations, please refer
to the table below.)
Primary
Master(=PM) Yes Yes No No No No
Primary
Slave(=PS)
Yes No Yes No No No
Secondary
Master(=SM)
Yes No No Yes No No
Secondary
Slave(=SS) Yes No No No Yes No
SATA
Port0
No SM SM PM PM PM
SATA
Port1
No SS SS PS PS PS
*Note: (No=Not Present, Yes=Present) Also, if Logical Primary is
selected, the IDE channels are no longer available.
ATA Operation Modes
You can select from the following two modes: Legacy mode and Native
mode.