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4.3.4
IDE Configuration
The items in this menu allow you to set or change the configurations for
the IDE devices installed in the system. Select an item then press <Enter>
if you wish to configure the item.
Main
IDE Configuration
ATA/IDE Configuration
Configure SATA as
Primary IDE Master
Primary IDE Slave
Third IDE Master
Third IDE Slave
Fourth IDE Master
Fourth IDE Slave
IDE Detect Time Out (Sec)
ATA/IDE Configuration [Enhanced]
Allows selection of the IDE operation mode depending on the installed
operating system (OS). Set to [Enhanced] if you are using native OS,
e.g. Windows
e.g. Windows ME/98/NT, MS-DOS. Configuration options: [Disabled]
[Compatible] [Enhanced]
The items Configure SATA as and Third, Fourth IDE Master/Slave options
appear only when you set the ATA/IDE Configuration to [Enhanced].
Configure SATA As [IDE]
Sets the configuration for the Serial ATA connectors supported by the
Southbridge chip.
If you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical
storage devices, set this item to [IDE].
Set this item to [RAID], if you want to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1,
or RAID 5 configurations using the Intel
want to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 configurations using the LSI
Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility.
Set the item Configure SATA as to [RAID] if you want to use or
configure the SATA connectors under SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0
SP1 operating system environment. Due to the OS limitation, you must
set a SATA RAID to use any SATA device (at least two SATA devices are
needed for the RAID configuration). Refer to Chapter 5 and Chapter 6
for details on how to set a SATA RAID.
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[Enhanced]
[IDE]
:
[Not Detected]
:
[Not Detected]
:
[Not Detected]
:
[Not Detected]
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[Not Detected]
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[Not Detected]
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2000/XP. Set to [Compatible] if you are using legacy OS,
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BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Matrix Storage Manager or if you
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Set [Compatible Mode]
when Legacy OS (i.e.
WIN ME, 98, NT4.0, MS
DOS)is used.
Set [Enhanced Mode]
when Native OS (i.e.
WIN2000, WIN XP) is
used.
Select Screen
Select Item
+-
Change Option
F1
General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit
Chapter 4: BIOS setup
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