Asus P5LD2-X/GBL - Manual (Page 74)

4-16 Chapter 4: BIOS setup
Onboard IDE Operate Mode [Enhanced Mode]
Allows selection of the IDE operation mode depending on the installed operating
system (OS). Set to [Enhanced Mode] if you are using native OS including
Windows ® 2000/XP/Vista.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Compatible Mode] [Enhanced Mode]
Enhanced Mode Support On [S-ATA]
Allows you to use native OS on Serial ATA and Parallel ATA ports. It is recommend
that you do not change the default setting for better OS compatibility. In this
setting, you may use legacy OS on the Parallel ATA ports only if you do not install
any Serial ATA device.
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 [Disabled]
Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
IDE Configuration
Onboard IDE Operate Mode [Enhanced Mode]
Enhanced Mode Support On [S-ATA]
IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35]
Set [Compatible
Mode] when Legacy
OS (i.e. WIN ME,
98, NT 4.0, MS DOS)
is used.
4.3.5 IDE Configuration
The items in this menu allow you to set or change the configurations for the IDE
devices installed in the system. Select an item then press if you wish to
configure the item.