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Parallel ATA and Serial ATA device configurations
Following are the Parallel ATA and Serial ATA device configurations
supported by Intel ICH5 specifications.
Native operating systems (OS) are Windows 2000/XP. ICH5 supports a
maximum of six (6) devices using these OS.
Legacy OS are MS-DOS, Windows 98/Me/NT4.0. ICH5 supports a
maximum of four (4) devices using these OS.
Operating System
1. Windows 2000/XP
2. Windows 98/Me/NT4.0
Configuration A
Configuration B
Configuration C
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Required IDE Configuration settings in BIOS
Refer to the following table for the appropriate BIOS settings of the above
P-ATA and S-ATA device configurations. See section "4.3.6 IDE
Configuration" for details on the related BIOS items.
BIOS item
Onboard IDE Operate Mode
Enhanced Mode Support On S-ATA
IDE Port Settings
2-24
Primary
(2 devices)
—
Supported
Disabled
Windows
2000/XP
Enhanced Mode
—
P-ATA
Secondary
(2 devices)
—
Windows 98/Me/NT4.0
A
Compatible Mode Compatible Mode
—
Primary P-ATA+S-ATA Sec. P-ATA+S-ATA
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S-ATA
Port 0 Port 1
(1 device) (1 device)
— —
B C
Compatible Mode
— —
P-ATA Ports Only