Asus Maximus II Formula - Manual (Page 91)

ASUS Maximus II Formula 3-23
If you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Advanced Host Controller
Interface (AHCI), set this item to [AHCI].
Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled]
Disables or enables device write protection. This will be effective only if device is
accessed through BIOS.
Confiuration option: [Disabled] [Enabled]
SATA 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]
3.4.7 AHCI Configuration
This menu is for AHCI configuration. It appears only when you set the Configure
SATA as item under SATA Configuration to [AHCI].
AHCI CD/DVD Boot Time out [15]
Configuration options: [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30] [35]
AHCI Port1–6 [XXX]
Displays the auto-detected SATA devices.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Main
Some SATA CD/DVD in
AHCI mode need to
wait ready longer.
AHCI Settings
AHCI CD/DVD Boot Time out [15]
AHCI Port1 [Not Detected]
AHCI Port2 [Not Detected]
AHCI Port3 [Not Detected]
AHCI Port4 [Not Detected]
AHCI Port5 [Not Detected]
AHCI Port6 [Not Detected]
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Main
AHCI Port1
Device :Not Detected
SATA Port1 [Auto]
SMART Monitoring [Enabled]
Select the type of
devices connected to
the system.