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5.3.5
IDE Configuration
The items in this menu allow you to set or change the configurations for the IDE
devices installed in the system. Select an item then press <Enter> if you wish to
configure the item.
Main
IDE Configuration
SATA#1 Configuration
Configure SATA#1 as
SATA#2 Configuration
Hard Disk Write Protect
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SATA#1–2 Configuration [Enhanced]
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Compatible] [Enhanced]
Configure SATA#1 as [IDE]
Sets the configuration for the Serial ATA connectors supported by the
Southbridge chip. Configuration options: [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI]
If you want to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, or the Intel
Storage Technology configuration from the Serial ATA hard disk drives, set
this item to [RAID].
If you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical
storage devices, keep the default setting [IDE].
If you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Advanced Host Controller
Interface (AHCI), set this item to [AHCI]. The [AHCI] option allows the onboard
storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage
performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize
the order of commands.
Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled]
Disables or enables device write protection. This will be effective only if device is
accessed through BIOS. Configuration option: [Disabled] [Enabled]
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[Enhanced]
[IDE]
[Enhanced]
[Disabled]
Options
Disabled
Compatible
Enhanced
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