ASRock ConRoe1333-eSATA2 User Manual - Page 52

3.3.4 IDE Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced IDE Configuration ATA/IDE Configuration Configure SATA as SATAII_BLUE (PORT0) SATAII_BLACK (PORT1) SATAII_RED (PORT2) SATAII_ORANGE (PORT3) IDE1 Master IDE1 Slave [Enhanced] [AHCI] [Hard Disk] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [ATAPI CDROM] [Not Detected] Set [Compatible] when Legacy OS (MS-DOS, WinNT) is used. Set [Enhanced] when Native OS (Win2000 / 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 1985-2005, 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]. 1. AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) supports Hot Plug, NCQ and other new features that will improve SATA disk performance but IDE mode does not have these advantages. 2. Only AHCI and RAID modes support Hot Plug function. 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. 52