Asus P5WD2 Premium User Manual page 89

If you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Advanced Host
Controller Interface (AHCI), set this item to [AHCI]. For details on AHCI, go to:
www.intel.com/support/chipsets/imst/sb/CS-012304.htm
www.intel.com/support/chipsets/imst/sb/CS-012305.htm
The SATA controller is set to Native mode when this item is set to [RAID]
or [AHCI]
Onboard IDE Operate Mode [Enhanced Mode] Onboard IDE Operate Mode [Enhanced Mode]
Onboard IDE Operate Mode [Enhanced Mode] Onboard IDE Operate Mode [Enhanced Mode] Onboard IDE Operate Mode [Enhanced Mode]
Allows selection of the IDE operation mode depending on the installed
operating system (OS). Set to [Enhanced Mode] if you are using native OS
including Windows
[Compatible Mode] [Enhanced Mode]
If you are using a Serial ATA optical drive, set this item to [Compatible
Mode] before creating a boot disk using the support CD.
Enhanced Mode Support On [S-ATA]
Allows you to use n a t i v e O S
is recommend that you do not change the default setting for better
OS compatibility. In this setting, you may use legacy OS on the Parallel
ATA ports only if you do not install any Serial ATA device.
The P-ATA+S-ATA and P-ATA options are for advanced users only. If
you set to any of these options and encountered problems, revert to
the default setting S - A T A
[S-ATA] [P-ATA]
Combined Mode Option [Primary P-ATA +S-ATA]]
Allows you to choose the IDE ports to be used.
Configuration options: [Primary P-ATA +S-ATA] [S-ATA] [P-ATA]
The S-ATA and P-ATA options are for advanced users only. If you set
to any of these options and encounter problems, revert to the default
setting [Primary P-ATA+S-ATA]. Configuration options: [S-ATA]
[P-ATA] [P-ATA+S-ATA]
The O n b o a r d I D E O p e r a t e M o d e O n b o a r d I D E O p e r a t e M o d e O n b o a r d I D E O p e r a t e M o d e O n b o a r d I D E O p e r a t e M o d e and its sub-menu items appear O n b o a r d I D E O p e r a t e M o d e
only when the C o n f i g u r e S A T A A s
Onboard Serial-ATA BOOTROOM [Enabled]
Enables or disables the onboard Serial ATA boot ROM.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
The O n b o a r d S e r i a l - A T A B O O T R O M O n b o a r d S e r i a l - A T A B O O T R O M O n b o a r d S e r i a l - A T A B O O T R O M O n b o a r d S e r i a l - A T A B O O T R O M appears only when the
O n b o a r d S e r i a l - A T A B O O T R O M
C o n f i g u r e S A T A A s C o n f i g u r e S A T A A s
C o n f i g u r e S A T A A s C o n f i g u r e S A T A A s item is set to [RAID]. C o n f i g u r e S A T A A s
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® 2000/XP. Configuration options: [Disabled]
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S - A T A. Configuration options: [P-ATA+S-ATA] S - A T A S - A T A S - A T A
C o n f i g u r e S A T A A s item is set to [Standard IDE]. C o n f i g u r e S A T A A s C o n f i g u r e S A T A A s
C o n f i g u r e S A T A A s
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