Disabled
Disable on-chip serial ATA. No Serial ATA devices installed.
Auto(default)
BIOS will auto-detect the presence of any SATA devices.
2 (or 1) IDE drivers + 4 (or 3) SATA drivers
2 (or 1) IDE drivers + 2 (or 1) SATA drivers (Must connect with SATA1 +3 or with
SATA2+4)
4 ( or 3 or 2 or 1)SATA drivers
2 (or 1) IDE drivers
Combined Mode
Windows
device and therefore you must use this mode to allow the SATA device to
simulate an IDE device by assuming the role of one IDE channel in the system.
This means that you will have one available IDE channel for 2 SATA drives to
use (each IDE channel can support 2 IDE drives). If you were to install all both
IDE drives and 4 SATA drives, you will only see 2 of the SATA drives along with
the 2 IDE drives.
Enhanced Mode
In this mode, you can use all 6 hard disk drives (including 2 IDE drives and 4 SATA
drives). Note: You cannot use "Enhanced" mode with Windows® 98/ME. It
only support to install Windows® 2000/ XP if you want to boot from SATA
device. (It's restriction from Microsoft.)
SATA Only
Select this option when you install SATA drives only.
PATA IDE Mode
This item allows you to select an IDE channel for PATA IDE devices. When you install the SATA device(s)
to the SATA1 or 3 or 1+3, this item should be set to channel 1. When you install the device(s) to the
SATA2 or 4 or 2+4, this item should be set to channel 0.
Options: Channel 0 (default)、channel 1
SATA Port
This item will display which IDE channel will be used to the SATA device.
Options: SATA2, 4 is channel 1
Onboard Device
USB Controller
This option should be enabled if your system has a USB port installed on the system board. You will
need to disable this feature if you add a higher performance controller.
Options: Enabled (default)、Disabled
USB 2.0 Controller
This option should be enabled if your system has a USB 2.0 device installed on the system board. You
will need to disable this feature if you install a USB 1.1 device.
Options: Enabled (default)、Disabled
USB Keyboard Support
Enables support for USB attached keyboards. Options: Disabled (default)、Enabled
Combined Mode
Disabled
®
98/ME can recognize IDE devices but cannot directly recognize an SATA
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PX915P4C/ PX915G4C Series
Enhanced Mode
SATA only