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Onboard IDE Operate Mode [Enhanced Mode]

Disables or 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

2000/XP. Configuration options: [Disabled]

[Compatible Mode] [Enhanced Mode]

Enhanced Mode Support On [S-ATA]
Allows you to use native OS on Serial ATA and Parallel ATA ports. It 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 - A T A

S - A T A. Configuration options: [S-ATA+P-ATA]

[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 only] [P-ATA only]

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 [Secondary P-ATA+S-ATA]. Configuration options: [S-ATA
only] [P-ATA only] [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 and its sub-menu items appear

only when the 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 [Standard IDE].

IDE Detect Time Out [35]

Selects the time out value for detecting ATA/ATAPI devices.
Configuration options: [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30] [35]

The C o m b i n e d M o d e O p t i o n i t e m

C o m b i n e d M o d e O p t i o n i t e m

C o m b i n e d M o d e O p t i o n i t e m appears only when 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 item is set to [Compatible Mode].