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Chapter 4: AMI BIOS
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IDE / Floppy Configuration
When this submenu is selected, the AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence
of the IDE Devices and displays the following items:
Floppy A
This feature allows the user to select the type of floppy drive connected to the sys-
tem. The options are Disabled, 360KB 5 1/4", 1.2MB 5 1/4", 720KB 3 1/2",
1.44MB
3 1/2" and 2.88MB 3 1/2".
SATA#1 Configuration
If Compatible is selected, it sets SATA#1 to legacy compatibility mode, while se-
lecting Enhanced sets SATA#1 to native SATA mode. The options are Disabled,
Compatible,
Enhanced.
Configure SATA#1 as
This feature allows the user to select the drive type for SATA#1. The options
are
IDE, RAID and AHCI.
ICH RAID CodeBase (Available if RAID is selected above)
Select Intel to enable the Intel SATA Host RAID Utility. Select Adaptec to use the
Adaptec Host RAID Utility. The options are
Intel and Adaptec.
Max Ports on SATA#1 (Available if either RAID or AHCI is enabled under
"Configure SATA#1 as" above)
This feature specifies how many ports are active on SATA #1. The options are
4 Ports and
6 Ports.
SATA#2 Configuration
Selecting Enhanced will set SATA#2 to native SATA mode. The options are Dis-
abled,
Enhanced
IDE Detect Timeout (sec)
Use this feature to set the time-out value for the BIOS to detect the ATA, ATAPI
devices installed in the system. The options are 0 (sec), 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and
35.
AHCI CD/DVD Boot Timeout
Use this feature to set the time-out value for the BIOS to detect the AHCI CD/DVD
boot devices installed in the system. The options are 0 (sec), 5, 10, 15, 20, 25,
30, and
35.