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Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) M [Auto]

Enables or disables data multi-sectors transfers. When 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 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

Storage Configuration

The Storage Configuration menu allows you to configure your storage device(s). Select an

item then press to display the sub-menu.

SATA Configuration [Enhanced]

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Compatible] [Enhanced]

Configure SATA as [IDE]

Sets the configuration for the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridge chip.

Configuration options: [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI]

• If you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical storage

devices, keep the default setting [IDE].

• If you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Advanced Host Controller Interface

(AHCI), set this item to [AHCI]. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable

advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads

by allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of commands.

• If you want to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 10 set using the Intel

®

Matrix

Storage Technology from the Serial ATA hard disk drives, set this item to [RAID].

Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled]

Disables or enables device write protection. This will be effective only if the device is

accessed through BIOS. Configuration option: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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]

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