Asus M2A74-AM - Manual (Page 46)

2-8 Chapter 2: BIOS information
LBA/Large Mode [Auto]
Enables or disables the LBA mode. Setting this item to [Auto] enables the LBA mode if the
device supports this mode, and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode
disabled. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto]
Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) M [Auto]
Enables or disables data multi-sectors transfers. When this item is set to [Auto], the data
transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device supports multi-
sector transfer feature. When this item is set to [Disabled], the data transfer from and to the
device occurs one sector at a time. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto]
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]
Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology.
Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled]
32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled]
Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
2.3.4 SATA Configuration
The SATA Configuration menu allows you to configure your storage devices. Select an item
then press to display the submenu.
OnChip SATA Channel [Enabled]
Enables or disables OnChip SATA Channel. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
OnChip SATA Type [SATA]
This item appears only when you set the OnChip SATA Channel item to [Enabled]. Allows you
to set the OnChip SATA Type. Configuration options: [SATA] [RAID] [AHCI]
If you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in a created RAID set, copy
the RAID driver from the Support DVD to a USB flash disk before you install an operating
system to the selected hard disk drive.
2.3.5 System Information
This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications. The BIOS
automatically detects the items in this menu.
BIOS Information
Displays the auto-detected BIOS information.
Processor
Displays the auto-detected CPU specification.
System Memory
Displays the auto-detected system memory.