NEXCOM NEX 732L2G - Manual (Page 45)

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IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO
The four IDE PIC (Programmable Input/Output) fields let you set a PIC mode (0-1) for each of the four IDE
devic es t hat the onboard IDE int erface supports. Modes 0 t hrough 4 provide suc cess ively increas ed
performance. In Auto mode, t he sy stem automatically determines t he best mode for eac h device. The
choices are: Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, and Mode 4.
IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA
Ultra DMA implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it and the operating environment
includes a DMA driver (Windows 95 OSR2 or a third-party IDE bus master driver). If your hard drive and your
system software both support Ultra DMA, select Auto to enable BIOS support. The choices are Auto, and
Disabled.
SATA Mode
Use this item to select the mode of the serial ATA.
On-Chip Serial ATA
This setting is used to specify the SATA c ontroller. Settings: Disable, A uto Combined Mode, Enhanced
Mode, SATA only. If is select ed, PATA and SATA will both be enabled. If is
selected, PATA and SATA will be arranged by BIOS, and you will be able to see the IDE device status listed
in Standard CMOS Features.
Serial ATA Port 0/I Mode
Select a compatible mode for Port 1 and Port 2 from Award Setting t o the chipset s ettings:
Primary Master: Compatible Mode with Serial ATA Port 0/1 set to Primary Master
Primary Slave: Compat ible Mode with S erial ATA Port 0/1 set to Primary Slave
Secondary Master: Compatible Mode with Serial ATA Port 0/ 1 set to Secondary Master
Secondary Slave: SATA only with Serial ATA Port 0/1 set to Secondary Slave
Primary Master: SATA only with only S erial ATA Enabled and Port 0/1 set to Primary Master
Secondary Master: Compatible Mode with only Serial ATA Enabled and Port 0/1 set to S econdary
Master
SATA 0 Master: Enhance Mode with Port 0/1 set to Native Mode Master
SATA 1 Master: Enhance Mode with Port 0/2 set to Native Mode Master