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ASUS PCH-DR motherboard 4-23
c. Setting to [Enhanced Mode] allows you to install parallel ATA and
serial ATA devices at the same time, with a maximum of six IDE
devices on each channel. Use ths option when you installed a native
operating system like Windows 2000/XP.
d. Setting to [SATA Only] allows you to install IDE devices on the Serial
ATA channels only.
e. Setting to [Disabled] disables the onboard SATA controller. The RAID
feature is also disabled.
The configuration options for the items Serial ATA Port0 Mode and
Serial ATA Port1 Mode vary depending on the On-chip Serial ATA and
SATA Mode settings.
SATA Mode [IDE]
When this item is set to [IDE], SATA operates in IDE mode. When set to
[RAID], SATA operates in RAID mode. The RAID feature allows
configuration of the installed IDE devices into a disk array. Configuration
options: [IDE] [RAID]
Serial ATA Port0 Mode [SATA0 Master]
Serial ATA Port1 Mode [SATA1 Master]
Allow you to set the SATA Port0 and Serial ATA Port1 modes. The options
for these items vary depending on the setting of the On-Chip Serial ATA
item. Configuration options: [Primary Master] [Primary Slave] [Secondary
Master] [Secondary Slave] [SATA0 Master] [SATA1 Master]
For more information, refer to the “Parallel and Serial ATA hard disk
configurations” on the next page.