SUPER MICRO Computer X6DHT-G - Manual (Page 90)

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X6DHT-G User's Manual
ATA Operate Mode
You can select from the following two modes: Combined Mode and Enhanced
Mode.
Combined Mode:
In this mode, system BIOS assigns the traditional IRQ 14 and IRQ 15 for the
use of HDD. Up to 4 ATA devices are supported by this mode.
Within the Combined Mode, the following three modes are supported:
*Non-Combined Mode: Parallel ATA only:with the maximum of 4 devices sup-
ported;
*Non-Combined Mode: Serial ATA only:with the maximum of 2 devices sup-
ported;
*Combined Mode: SATA devices and PATA: with the support of 2 devices
each (total: 4 devices maximum). (For IDE/SATA configurations, please refer to
the table below.)
Primary Master(=PM) Yes Yes No No No No
Primary Slave(=PS) Yes No Yes No No No
Secondary Master(=SM) Yes No No Yes No No
Secondary
Slave(=SS) Yes No No No Yes No
SATA Port0 No SM SM PM PM PM
SATA Port1 No SS SS PS PS PS
*Note: (No=Not Present, Yes=Present) Also, if Logical Primary is
selected, the IDE channels are no longer available.
Enhanced Mode:
In this mode, system BIOS will automatically search for all available IRQs for the
use of HDD. For newer Operating Systems that support the Enhanced Mode,
such as Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows 2003, you can set SATA
and PATA to the Enhanced Mode.
*The newer Operating Systems can accommodate both Enhanced Mode and
Combined Mode and support up to 6 ATA devices.
*Please refer to the "Advanced Chipset Control" under the "Advanced" Setup in
the BIOS for the selection of Combined Mode or Enhanced Mode.