Asus P5P41T/USB3 - Manual (Page 46)

2-8 Chapter 2: BIOS information
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]
2.3.4 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 devices.
[Enhanced] - Sets all SATA devices to operate in SATA mode.
The following item appears only when ATA/IDE Configuration is set to [Enhanced].
Enhanced Mode Support On [S-ATA]
Sets the Serial ATA, Parallel ATA or both as native mode.
Configuration options: [S-ATA] [S-ATA+P-ATA] [P-ATA].