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Using Security Profile by Device
Security Profile by Device is used to enable or disable user access to the IDE
controller.
When this feature is set to Disable, all devices connected to the IDE controller
(such as hard disk drives or the CD-ROM drive) are disabled and will not be
displayed in the system configuration.
To set Security Profile by Device, do the following:
1. Start the Setup Utility program (see Chapter 2, “Using the Setup Utility
program,” on page 21).
2. From the Setup Utility program menu, select Security.
3. Select Security Profile by Device and press Enter.
4. Select the desired setting and press Enter.
5. Return to the Setup Utility program menu and select Exit and then Save
Settings.
Using IDE Drives Setup
In addition to listing the different IDE devices, there are options for configuring
the serial and parallel IDE controllers.
Parallel ATA This setting allows the user to disable one or both of the parallel
IDE controllers.
Serial ATA This setting allows the user to disable the serial ATA controller.
Native Mode Operation This setting is only available when the serial ATA controller is
enabled. This allows the user to specify whether the parallel and
serial ATA controllers will operate in “legacy” or “native” mode.
By default, they will operate in native mode unless both parallel
ATA controllers are populated and a serial ATA drive is present.
Then the serial ATA drive will become “native” mode. The user
can select Automatic or the serial ATA controller to run in
“native” mode. However, running in “native” mode might not
work with older operating systems.
To configure IDE Drives Setup, do the following:
1. Start the Setup Utility program (see “Starting the Setup Utility program” on
page 21).
2. From the Setup Utility program menu, select Devices.
3. Select IDE Drives Setup and press Enter.
4. Select the desired devices and settings and press Enter.
5. Return to the Setup Utility program menu and select Exit and then Save
Settings.
Selecting a startup device
If your computer does not start up (boot) from a device such as the CD-ROM,
diskette, or hard disk as expected, use one of the following procedures to select a
startup device.
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