User Guide
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If you intend to change the default setting, simply press Enter for a list of selection:
1. Disabled: You may choose this item if you’re sure that only traditional IDE hard
disks had been installed on your system. Disabling this item may also cancel
the detection to Serial ATA hard disk during POST, which theoretically, could
speed up your boot-up timing for a little bit; however, please remember to
re-adjust the settings here if you intend to use Serial ATA hard disk later.
2. Auto: This is the default setting upon receipt of the motherboard. Basically, if
your system functions properly, it’s not necessary to change it. The system will
automatically recognize the first hard disk on IDE1 as the first boot device.
Note: Please be informed that when you are using Windows98/ME with six hard
disks fully installed, Auto mode is not able to function properly, it’s just because Windows98/Me is not able to energize
Enhanced Mode to detect all hard disks.
3. Combined Mode: If you have had installed traditional IDE hard disks and Serial ATA hard disks at the same time, then you
may choose this Combined Mode. Under this mode, you may randomly choose either IDE hard disks or Serial ATA had disk
as your first boot device. But please be aware that Serial ATA will exist with IDE in a mapping way, which also means it will
occupy one of the IDE Channel and left you with one IDE Channel only.
4. Enhanced Mode: If you are using the latest operating system (say, WindowsXP, Windows.NET Server), it is highly
recommended to select Enhanced Mode. The system would be able to detect all six devices (traditional IDE x4, Serial ATA
x 2) completely and functions perfectly under this mode. But please be noted that it is defaulted with using traditional IDE
as the first boot device.
Note: From our practical lab tests, we found no obvious problem or mistakes happened under Windows2000 operating
system, but, however, it is not within the regulation recommended by Intel.
5. SATA Only: You may select this SATA Only mode if you have had installed Serial ATA hard disks only. It also allows you to
select booting sequence from Port0(SerialATA1) or Port1(SerialATA2).