Asus Terminator 2 Barebone System T2-P User Manual page 83

Important notes on Serial ATA (SATA)
• The smaller and more flexible SATA cable allows easier routing
inside the chassis. The lower pin count of the SATA cable
eliminates the problem caused by the wide, flat ribbon cables of
the Parallel ATA interface.
• Hot plug support for SATA drive and connections are not available
in the system motherboard.
• Install Windows
Parallel ATA and Serial ATA device configurations
Following are the Parallel ATA and Serial ATA device configurations
supported by Intel ICH5 specifications.
Native operating systems (OS) are Windows
maximum of six (6) devices using these OS.
Legacy OS are MS-DOS, Windows
maximum of four (4) devices using these OS.
Operating System
1. Windows 2000/XP
2. Windows 98/ME/NT 4.0
Configuration A
Configuration B
Configuration C
Legend: Supported
Required IDE Configuration settings in BIOS
Refer to the following table for the appropriate BIOS settings of the above
P-ATA and S-ATA device configurations. See section "5.3. 5 IDE
Configuration" for details on the related BIOS items.
BIOS item
Onboard IDE Operate Mode
Enhanced Mode Support On
IDE Port Settings
ASUS Terminator 2 barebone system
®
XP™ Service Pack 1 when using SATA devices.
®
98/ME/NT4.0. ICH5 supports a
P-ATA
Primary
(2 devices)
—
—
Disabled
®
Windows
2000/XP
Enhanced Mode Compatible Mode
S-ATA —
— Primary P-ATA+S-ATA Sec. P-ATA+S-ATA P-ATA Ports Only
®
2000/XP. ICH5 supports a
Secondary Port 0
(2 devices) (1 device)
—
—
®
Windows 98/ME/NT4.0
A B
Compatible Mode Compatible Mode
—
S-ATA
Port 1
(1 device)
—
C
—
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