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LBA/Large.Mode.[Auto]

Enables or disables the LBA mode. Setting 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 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]

2.3.5

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.

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] [AHCI]

Due to Intel chipset driver support regulation, the AHCI mode is not supported in Windows

XP environment. The AHCI mode is only supported by Windows Vista with OS built-in

driver.

Hard.Disk.Write.Protect.[Disabled].

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

throuh BIOS. Configuration option: [Disabled] [Enabled]

IDE.Detect.Time.Out.[35]

Selects the time out value for detecting ATA/ATAPI devices.

Configuration options: [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30] [35]

2.3.6.

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.