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Chapter 4: AMI BIOS
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Clock-Spread Spectrum
Select Enable to use the feature of Clock Spectrum, which will allow the BIOS to
monitor and attempt to reduce the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by
the components whenever needed. The options are Disabled and Enabled. If this
feature is set to Enabled, the following items will display:
IDEConguration
When this submenu is selected, the AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence
of the IDE Devices and displays the following items:
ATA/IDEConguration
This feature allows the user to congure ATA/IDE settings. The options are Disabled
and Enhanced.
CongureSATAas
Please choose IDE if the installed hard disk(s) are to be congured as
independent devices and will be used normally.
Choose RAID if you have more than one drive installed and will be used in
a Redundant Array (RAID) conguration.
Note: Please use the Intel Matrix Storage Manager (option ROM) to con-
gure your RAID by pressing and holding down <Ctrl> and pressing <I>
(the "i" key) during POST. For a downloadable PDF manual, please visit
Supermicro's website at: http://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/ and
click "HostRAID - Setup for Intel ICH7R / ICH9R" under RAID Installation
Guides.
Select AHCI for advanced SATA features such as hot-plugging and native
command queueing. Note: Take caution when using AHCI, as your operat-
ing system may need drivers to match this conguration. This feature is for
technicians only.
The options are IDE, RAID and AHCI.
CongureSATAChannels
The options are Before PATA and Behind PATA.
Primary IDE Master/Slave, Secondary IDE Maser/Slave and Third IDE Maser/
Slave
These settings allow the user to set the parameters of Primary IDE Master/Slave,
Secondary IDE Master/Slave and Third IDE Master/Slave slots. Hit <Enter> to