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Foxconn 925XE7AA-8EKRS2 User Manual

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Chapter 3 BIOS Description

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925XE7AA Series User Manual

IDE Primary/Secondary 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.

IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA (Default: Auto)

Ultra DMA technology provides faster access to IDE devices. If you install a
device that supports Ultra DMA, change the appropriate item on this list to
Auto. The available setting values are: Disabled and Auto.

On-chip Secondary PCI IDE (Default: Enabled)
Use this item to enable or disable the Secondary PCI IDE channel that is
integrated on the motherboard.

SATA Mode (Default: IDE)
This option is used to set the Serial ATA Mode. If you want to use RAID function,
make sure that SATA Enhanced Mode is selected in On-Chip Serial ATA option
and set this item with “RAID” value.

On-Chip Serial ATA (Default: Enhanced Mode)

This option is used to set the On-chip Serial ATA function. When it is set to
Disabled, the function will be disabled; with it set to Combined Mode, two
HDDs at most will be supported; with it set to Enhanced Mode, six HDDs at
most will be supported (for those under Windows 2000 and Windows XP only);

with it set to SATA Only, only the S-ATA HDD can be used.

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.

SATA Port (Default: P2, P4 is Secondary)

When On-Chip Serial ATA is set to Combined Mode, this item will show the

SATA Port is primary or secondary and relevant Port number.

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