Asus PCH-DL User Manual - Page 79
On-chip Serial ATA [Auto], SATA Mode [IDE], Serial ATA Port0 Mode [Primary Master], Serial ATA Port1
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On-chip Serial ATA [Auto] This item allows you to configure your serial ATA devices if present. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] [Combined Mode] [Enhanced Mode] [SATA Only] a. Setting to [Auto] allows BIOS to automatically configure the SATA devices. b. Setting to [Combined Mode] allows you to install parallel ATA and serial ATA devices at the same time. You may install two IDE devices on any of the parallel ATA channels, and one IDE device on each serial ATA channel for a maximum of four devices. c. Setting to [Enhanced Mode] allows you to install parallel ATA and serial ATA devices at the same time, with a maximum of six IDE devices on each channel. Use ths option when you installed a native operating system like Windows 2000/XP. d. Setting to [SATA Only] allows you to install IDE devices on the Serial ATA channels only. e. Setting to [Disabled] disables the onboard SATA controller. The RAID feature is also disabled. SATA Mode [IDE] When set to [RAID], this item allows configuration of the installed IDE devices into a disk array. See Chapter 5 for information on RAID configuration. Configuration options: [IDE] [RAID] Serial ATA Port0 Mode [Primary Master] Serial ATA Port1 Mode [Primary Master] Allow you to set the SATA Port0 and Serial ATA Port1 modes. The options for these items vary depending on the setting of the On-Chip Serial ATA item. Configuration options: [Primary Master] [Primary Slave] [Secondary Master] [Secondary Slave] [STA0 Master] [SATA1 Master] ASUS PCH-DL motherboard 4-21