Parallel ata and serial ata device configurations, Required ide configuration settings in bios – Asus P4P800S SE User Manual
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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, Linux, Windows 98/Me/NT4.0. ICH5 supports a
maximum of four (4) devices using these OS.
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 “2.3.6 IDE Configuration” for details
on the related BIOS items.
Windows
Windows 98/Me/NT4.0/LInux
BIOS item
2000/XP
A
B
C
Onboard IDE Operate Mode
Enhanced Mode
Compatible Mode
Compatible Mode
Compatible Mode
Enhanced Mode Support On S-ATA
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—
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IDE Port Settings
—
Primary P-ATA+S-ATA
Sec. P-ATA+S-ATA
P-ATA Ports Only
Legend:
Supported
—
Disabled
P-ATA
S-ATA
Operating System
Primary
Secondary
Port 0
Port 1
(2 devices)
(2 devices)
(1 device)
(1 device)
1. Windows 2000/XP
2. Windows 98/Me/NT4.0,
Linux, MS-DOS
Configuration A
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Configuration B
—
Configuration C
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