ASRock 4Core1333-eSATA2 User Manual - Page 47

ACPI HPET Table Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table. The default value is [Disabled]. Please set this option to [Enabled] if you plan to use this motherboard to submit Windows® VistaTM certification. 3.3.4 IDE Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced IDE Configuration ATA/IDE Configuration Configure SATA as IDE1 Master IDE1 Slave SATAII Black (Port1) SATAII Orange (Port3) Third IDE Master Third IDE Slave [Enhanced] [AHCI] [Hard Disk] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] Set [Compatible] when Legacy OS (MS-DOS, Win NT) is used. Set [Enhanced] when Native OS (Win 2000/XP) is used. +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. ATA/IDE Configuration Please select [Compatible] when you install legacy OS (Windows NT). If native OS (Windows 2000 / XP) is installed, please select [Enhanced]. Then in the option "Configure SATA as", you are allowed to set the selection from [AHCI] to [RAID] if you plan to enable RAID function. Configuration options: [AHCI], [IDE], and [RAID]. The default value is [AHCI]. AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) supports NCQ and other new features that will improve SATA disk performance but IDE mode does not have these advantages. When [Compatible] is selected Combined Option It allows you to select between [SATA0, 1, 2, 3], [IDE1, SATA1, SATA3], and [SATA0, SATA2, IDE1]. If it is set to [SATA0, SATA2, IDE1], then SATAII_BLACK (Port1), SATAII_ORANGE (Port3) will not work. Likewise, if it is set to [IDE1, SATA1, SATA3], then SATAII_BLUE (Port0), SATAII_RED (Port2) will not work. 47