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ASUS M4A87TD EVO

2.4.1

SATA 1–6

While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of SATA devices. There

is a separate submenu for each SATA device. Select a device item and press to

display the SATA device information.

The BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed items (Device, Vendor, Size,

LBA Mode, Block Mode, PIO Mode, Async DMA, Ultra DMA, and SMART Monitoring). These

values are not user-configurable. These items show N/A if no SATA device is installed in the

system.

Type [Auto]

Allows you to select the type of device installed.

[Not Installed] Select this option if no device is installed.
[Auto]

Allows automatic selection of the appropriate device type.

[CDROM]

Select this option if you are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive.

[ARMD]

Select [ARMD] (ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your device is either a

ZIP, LS-120, or MO drive.

This item appears in SATA 5/SATA 6 only.

LBA/Large Mode [Auto]

[Auto]

Select [Auto] to enable the LBA mode (Logical Block Addressing mode)

if the device supports this mode, and if the device was not previously

formatted with LBA mode disabled.

[Disabled]

Disables this function.

2.4

Main menu

When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears, giving you an

overview of the basic system information.

Refer to section 2.3.1 BIOS menu screen for information on the menu screen items and

how to navigate through them.

v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2010, American Megatrends, Inc.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main

Ai Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit

System Time

[13:51:25]

System Date

[Mon 01/29/2010]

Language

[English]

SATA 1

[HDT722516DLA380]

SATA 2

[Not Detected]

SATA 3

[ATAPI DVD DH1]

SATA 4

[Not Detected]

SATA 5

[Not Detected]

SATA 6

[Not Detected]

Storage Configuration

System Information

←→

Select Screen

↑↓

Select Item

+- Change Field

Tab Select Field

F1 General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

Use [ENTER], [TAB]

or [SHIFT-TAB] to

select a field.

Use [+] or [-] to

configure system Time.