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Floppy A
This feature allows the user to select the type of floppy drive connected to the sys-
tem. The options are Disabled, 360KB 5 1/4", 1.2MB 5 1/4", 720KB 3 1/2",

1.44MB

3 1/2" and 2.88MB 3 1/2".

SATA#1 Configuration
If Compatible is selected, it sets SATA#1 to legacy compatibility mode, while se-
lecting Enhanced sets SATA#1 to native SATA mode. The options are Disabled,
Compatible,

Enhanced.

Configure SATA#1 as
This feature allows the user to select the drive type for SATA#1. The options
are

IDE, RAID and AHCI.

ICH RAID CodeBase (Available if RAID is selected above)
Select Intel to enable the Intel SATA Host RAID Utility. Select Adaptec to use the
Adaptec Host RAID Utility. The options are

Intel and Adaptec.

SATA#2 Configuration (Available if IDE is enabled under "Configure SATA#1

as" above)

Selecting Enhanced will set SATA#2 to native SATA mode. The options are
Disabled,

Enhanced

IDE Detect Timeout (sec)
Use this feature to set the time-out value for the BIOS to detect the ATA, ATAPI
devices installed in the system. The options are 0 (sec), 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and
35.

Primary IDE Master/Slave, Secondary IDE Master/Slave, Third IDE Master,

and Fourth IDE Master
These settings allow the user to set the parameters of Primary IDE Master/Slave,
Secondary IDE Master/Slave, Third and Fourth IDE Master slots. Hit to
activate the following submenu screen for detailed options of these items. Set the
correct configurations accordingly. The items included in the submenu are:

Type
Select the type of device connected to the system. The options are Not Installed,
Auto, CD/DVD and ARMD.

LBA/Large Mode
LBA (Logical Block Addressing) is a method of addressing data on a disk drive.
In the LBA mode, the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB. For drive capacities