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Foxconn 915P7AD-8EKRS User Manual

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Chapter 3 BIOS Description

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IDE Primary Master/Slave PIO (Default: Auto)

These four items let you assign which kind of PIO (Programmed Input/Output)

is used by IDE devices. Choose Auto to let the system auto detect which PIO

mode is best or select a PIO mode from 0-4.

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IDE Primary Master/Slave UDMA (Default: Auto)

UltraDMA technology provides faster access to IDE devices. If you install a

device that supports UltraDMA, change the appropriate item on this list to

Auto. The available setting values are: Disabled and Auto.

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SATA Mode (Default: IDE)

This option is used to set the Serial ATA Mode. The available setting values

are: IDE, RAID, AHCI.

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On-Chip Serial ATA (Default: Enhanced Mode)

This option is used to set the On-chip Serial ATA function. W hen it is set to
“Disabled”, the function will be disabled; when it is set to “Combined Mode”,

four HDDs at most will be supported; with it set to

“Enhanced Mode”, six HDDs

at most will be supported (for those under W indows 2000 and Windows XP

only); with it set to

“SATA Only”, only the S-ATA HDD can be used.

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PATA IDE Mode (Default: Primary)

When On-Chip Serial ATA set as

“Combined Mode”, this option will be modified.

It is used to set the PATA IDE Mode. The available setting values are: Primary,

Secondary.

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SATA Port (Default: P2, P4 is Secondary)

This option is used to set the Serial ATA Port.

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IT8212F Controller (Default: IDE Mode)

This option is used to set IT8212F controller. The available setting values are:

IDE Mode, RAID Mode.

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