Intel PX875P Computer Hardware User Manual


 
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IDE Primary/Secondary/Master/Slave PIO
tput) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4) for each of the IDE
rface supports. Modes 0 to 4 will increase performance
crementally. In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best mode for each device.
Mode1Mode2Mode3Mode4.
er / Slave UDMA
ltra DMA 100 functionality can be implemented if it is supported by the IDE hard drives in your
erating environment requires a DMA driver (Windows 95 OSR2 or a third
. If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA
tions: Auto (default)Disabled
al ATA Setting***
his field allows you to select the on-chip Serial ATA operating mode which will determine how you
e other standard IDE drives. This system can physically
ll have certain limitations as described below.
on-chip serial ATA. No Serial ATA devices installed.
BIOS will auto-detect the presence of any SATA devices.
Note: When using the “Auto” mode with Windows
®
stalling drives on all 4 IDE connectors and
cognize 2 of the IDE
drives along with the 2 SATA drives (this will be similar to the
“Combined” Mode – see below).
Windows
®
98/ME/2000 can recognize IDE devices but cannot
nize an SATA device and therefore you must use
allow the SATA device to simulate an IDE device
by assuming the role of one of the two IDE channels in the
system. This means that you will only have one available IDE
channel left, leaving you with a total of 2 IDE drives and 2
for use (each IDE channel can support 2 IDE
IDE drives and both
ives along with
the 2 SATA drives.
Enhanced Mode In this mode, you can use all 6 hard disk drives (including 4
IDE drives and 2 SATA drives).
Note: You cannot use “Enhanced” mode with Windows
®
98/ME/2000. It only support to install Windows
®
XP if you
want to boot from SATA device. (It’s restriction from Intel.)
SATA Only Select this option when you install SATA drives only.
The IDE PIO (Programmed Input / Ou
devices that the onboard IDE inte
in
Options: Auto (default)Mode0
IDE Primary / Secondary /Mast
U
system. As well, your op
party IDE bus master driver)
100, select “Auto” to enable BIOS support. Op
***OnChip Seri
On-Chip Serial ATA
T
will use your Serial ATA drives with th
attach 4 IDE drives and 2 SATA drives but wi
Options Disabled Disable
Auto (default)
98/ME/2000 and in
both SATA drives, the system will only re
Combined Mode
directly recog
this mode to
SATA drives
drives). If you were to install all four
SATA drives, you will only see 2 of the IDE dr