Asus P5KPL-AM/PS - Manual (Page 51)

Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2-11
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 hard drive. This features 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]
2.3.6 Storage Configuration
The items in this menu allow you to set or change the configurations for the SATA devices
installed in the system. Select an item then press if you want to configure the item.
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 devices to operate in PATA mode. This allows a
maximum of four (4) ATA devices to be used simultaneously: two PATA devices and
two SATA mode.
[Enhanced] - Sets all SATA devices to operate in SATA mode.
Enhanced Mode Support On [S-ATA]
Sets Serial ATA, Parallel ATA or both as native mode.
Configuration options: [S-ATA] [S-ATA+P-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]
2.3.7 System Information
This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications. The BIOS
automatically detects the items in this menu.
AMI BIOS
Displays the auto-detected BIOS information.
Processor
Displays the auto-detected CPU specification.
System Memory
Displays the auto-detected system memory.