Asus V3-P5G31 - Manual (Page 81)

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PIO Mode [Auto]
Selects the PIO mode.
Configuration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4]
DMA Mode [Auto]
Selects the DMA mode. Configuration options: [Auto]
SMART Monitoring [Auto]
Enables or disables the S.M.A.R.T. (Self Monitoring and Reporting Technology)
capability of your hand drive. This feature allows your system to report read/write
errors of the hard drive and to issue warnings when a third party hardware monitor
utility is installed. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled]
32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled]
Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
5.3.5 IDE Configuration
The items in this menu allow you to set or change the configurations for the IDE
devices installed in the system. Select an item then press if you wish to
configure the item.
IDE Configuration
ATA/IDE Configuration [Enhanced]
Enhanced Mode Support On [S-ATA]
IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35]
ATA/IDE Configuration [Enhanced]
Allows you to set the ATA/IDE configuration. Configuration options: [Disabled]
[Compatible] [Enhanced]
[Disabled] Disables the integrated SATA and PATA controller. [Compatible] Sets
all SATA device to operate in PATA mode. This allows a maximum of four (4) ATA
devices to be used simultaneously: two PATA devices plus two SATA devices.
[Enhanced] Sets all SATA devices to operate in SATA mode.
Enhanced Mode Support On [S-ATA]
Configuration options: [S-ATA+P-ATA] [S-ATA] [P-ATA]
IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35]
Selects the time out value for detecting ATA/ATAPI devices.
Configuration options: [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30] [35]
Disabled
Compatible
Enhanced
Options