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PIO Mode [Auto]

Selects the PIO mode.
Configuration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4]

DMA Mode [Auto]

Selects the DMA mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [SWDMA0]
[SWDMA1] [SWDMA2] [MWDMA0] [MWDMA1] [MWDMA2] [UDMA0]
[UDMA1] [UDMA2] [UDMA3] [UDMA4] [UDMA5]

SMART Monitoring [Auto]

Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology.
Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled]

32Bit Data Transfer [Disabled]

Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

4.3.6

IDE Configuration

The items in this menu allow you to set or change the configurations for
the IDE devices installed in the system. Select an item then press
if you wish to configure the item.

IDE Configuration

Configure SATA As

[Standard IDE]

Onboard IDE Operate Mode

[Enhanced Mode]

Enhanced Mode Support On

[S-ATA]

IDE Detect Time Out (Sec)

[35]

Configure SATA As [Standard IDE]

Sets the Serial ATA configuration.

The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA
features that increases storage performance on random workloads by
allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of commands.

To create a RAID 0, RAID 1or the Intel

Matrix Storage Technology

configuration, set this item as RAID.

If you want to use your Serial ATA like a Parallel ATA physical storage
interface, select the Standard IDE option.

When set in Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) or RAID mode the
SATA controller is set to Native mode.
Configuration options: [Standard IDE] [AHCI] [RAID]