MSI 945G Neo-F BIOS SATA/IDE Configuration

Hi,
     Rather than just keep guessing, I'll just ask.  I'm building a new PC with the MSI 945G Neo-F (7176-040) motherboard.  I will be using a Western Digital 250 GB SATA hard drive and two IDE CD/DVD R/W drives.  In the BIOS, there are different ways to configure the drive setup and I am confused as to which is correct.  In the past, when I attempted to configure drives, I couldn't get it right.  I think this is mostly because I have always used IDE and now, with SATA, it's not so easy.  When I try to configure this combination, one or both don't get recognized.  This time, I'm going to rely on those that have this procedure down, to lead me in the right direction.  This is a straightforward setup...no RAID...just one hard drive and two CD/DVD-type ROMs, but both SATA and IDE need to be incorporated.  I appreciate any assistance I can get.
Thanks...Vince

Quote from: Maesus on 15-September-06, 13:29:01
Vinz, this board is very straight forward. There is no RAID on this board. You may read the P4 Unoffiical Guide on the SATA + PATA setup for the details.
Where can I find this guide, link please, as I am having the same issue with a BSOD while installing windows with the cause mentioned as pci.sys
thanks for help

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