ASRock P55DE Pro User Manual - Page 55

3.4.4 Storage Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Storage Configuration SATA Operation Mode SATAII 1,2,3,4 Configuration SATAII 5,6 Configuration [IDE] [Enhanced] [Enhanced] SATAII_1 SATAII_2 SATAII_3 SATAII_4 eSATAII_5 eSATAII_6 [Hard Disk] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] Options IDE RAID AHCI Disabled +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. SATA Operation Mode Use this to select SATA Operation Mode. Configuration options: [IDE], [RAID], [AHCI] and [Disabled]. The default value is [IDE]. If you select [IDE] mode, the options "SATAII 1,2,3,4 Configuration" and "SATAII 5,6 Configuration" will appear. If you select [RAID] or [AHCI] mode, the options "Hot Plug" and "Link Power Management" will appear. 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. IDE Device Configuration You may set the IDE configuration for the device that you specify. We will use the "Primary IDE Master" as the example in the following instruction. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Primary IDE Master Device Type LBA/Large Mode Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) PIO Mode DMA Mode S.M.A.R.T. 32Bit Data Transfer [Not Detected] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] Select the type of device connected to the system. +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. 55