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Chapter 5 – Asus TS700-E7/RS8 User Manual

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Chapter 5: BIOS setup

Chapter 5

SATA Controller 1 [Enhanced]

This item appears only when you set the SATA Mode item to [IDE Mode]. Set to

[Enhanced] to support two SATA 6.0 Gb/s and two SATA 3.0 Gb/s devices. Set to

[Compatible] when using Windows 98/NT/2000/MS-DOS. Up to four SATA devices

are supported under these operating systems.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enhanced] [Compatible]

SATA Controller 2 [Enhanced]

This item appears only when you set the SATA Mode item to [IDE Mode]. Set to

[Enhanced] to support two SATA 3.0 Gb/s devices.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enhanced]

S.M.A.R.T. Status Check [Enabled]

S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a monitor

system. When read/write of your hard disk errors occur, this feature allows the hard

disk to report warning messages during POST.
Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Staggered Spin-up [Disabled]

Staggered spin-up is a feature defined in the Serial ATA Specifications. It enables

an HBA to individually spin-up attached SATA devices to avoid maximum current

charged by applying all attached SATA devices at the same time.

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]