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

[S-ATA] [P-ATA]
Compatible 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 Onboard IDE Operate Mode and its sub-menu items appear only

when the Configure SATA As 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 Combined Mode Option item appears only when the Onboard IDE

Operate Mode item is set to [Compatible Mode].