MSI 865PE NEO3-F User Guide - Page 59

BIOS Setup On-Chip ATA(s) Operate Mode This setting allows you to determine how the RAID controller on the south bridge is going to switch to SATA controller. [Legacy Mode] means you may use the traditional 14 and 15 IRQs, while Native Mode means you may use all the available IRQs. Setting options: [Legacy Mode], [Native Mode]. ATA Configuration The field lets you to configure the available ATA controller. Setting options: [Disabled], [P-ATA Only], [S-ATA Only], [P-ATA+S-ATA]. S-ATA Keep Enabled This item is available for you to enable/disable the onboard S-ATA. Setting options: [Yes], [No]. P-ATA Keep Enabled This item is available for you to enable/disable the onboard P-ATA. Setting options: [Yes], [No]. P-ATA Channel Selection This item is available for you to select the parallel ATA channel. Setting options: [Primary], [Secondary], [Both]. Combined Mode Option This item is available for you to select the combined mode which boots first. Setting options: [P-ATA 1st Channel], [S-ATA 1st Channel]. S-ATA Ports Definition This allows you to set the boot sequence of serial ATA ports. MSI Reminds You... If you wish to use S-ATA devices on your mainboard while the ATA devices connected to the IDE1 and IDE2 are also available, you MUST have Windows XP/2000 operating system in your computer, and configure the settings listed as following when you enter the BIOS setup program. However, if you are using Windows 98/Me, please also refer to the following settings for the best performance. Configure S-ATA as RAID This item is available for you to configure S-ATA as onboard RAID. Setting: [Yes], [No]. 3-21