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Onboard IDE Operate Mode [Enhanced Mode]

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]

The Onboard IDE Operate Mode and sub-menu items appear only when

the Configure SATA As item is set to [Standard IDE].

Onboard Serial-ATA BOOTROM [Enabled]
Enables or disables the onboard Serial ATA boot ROM.

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

The Onboard Serial-ATA BOOTROM appears only when the Configure

SATA As item is set to [RAID].

If you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical

storage devices, set this item to [Standard IDE].
If you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Advanced Host

Controller Interface (AHCI), set this item to [AHCI]. For details on AHCI, go

to:

www.intel.com/support/chipsets/imst/sb/CS-012304.htm

www.intel.com/support/chipsets/imst/sb/CS-012305.htm

The SATA controller is set to Native mode when this item is set to [RAID]

or [AHCI].

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