MSI 915P COMBO-FR User Guide - Page 49

BIOS Setup [Full Duplex], [Half Duplex]. Under [Full Duplex] mode, synchronous, bi-directional transmission/reception is allowed. Under [Half Duplex] mode, only asynchronous, bidirectional transmission/reception is allowed. Parallel Port This field specifies the base I/O port address of the onboard parallel port. Selecting [Auto] allows AMIBIOS to automatically determine the correct base I/O port address. Settings: [378], [278], [3BC] and [Disabled]. Parallel Port Mode This item selects the operation mode for the onboard parallel port: [ECP], [Normal] or [Bi-Dir]. Parallel Port IRQ This item allows you to set parallel port IRQ. Setting options: [IRQ5], [IRQ7]. SATA Devices Configuration Press to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: ATA/IDE Configuration, Configure SATA as These 2 items allow you to select the ATA/IDE and SATA configuration. Select [Disabled] in ATA/IDE Configuration if you want to disable both ATA/IDE configuration. Select [Compatible] or [Enhanced] to use the IDE, S-ATA and P-ATA devices. Refer to the following tables for details. SATA Only PATA Pri, SATA Sec SATA Pri, PATA Sec PATA Only ATA/IDE Configuration (Compatible) [SATA 1/3/2/4] [IDE1, SATA2/4] [SATA1/3, IDE1] [IDE1] IDE AHCI RAID ATA/IDE Configuration (Enhanced) [IDE1, SATA 1/2/3/4] [IDE1, SATA 1/2/3/4] [IDE1, SATA 1/2/3/4], [SATA support RAID 0 or 1] For the setting options of Configure SATA as, select [IDE] if you want to have SATA as IDE function. Select [AHCI] to allow the SATA to have Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) feature, which supports improved serial ATA disk performance with native command queuing & native hot plug. Select [RAID] to use SATA as RAID function. Setting options: [IDE], [AHCI], [RAID]. 3-13