Asus P5N7A-VM - Manual (Page 68)

2-16 Chapter 2: BIOS setup
SMART Monitoring [Auto]
Enables or disables the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting
Technology) capability of your hard drive. This features allows your system to
report read/write errors of the hard drive and to issue warnings when a third
party hardware monitor utility is installed. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled]
[Enabled]
32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled]
Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer. Configuration options: [Disabled]
[Enabled]
OnChip S-ATA Controller [Enabled]
Allows you to disable or set the OnChip S-ATA devices.
Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
SATA Mode select [SATA Mode]
Allows you to select the SATA Mode. Configuration options: [SATA Mode] [RAID
Mode] [AHCI Mode]
Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled]
Disables or enables device write protection. This will be effective only if device is
accessed throuh BIOS. Confiuration option: [Disabled] [Enabled]
IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [5]
Selects the time out value for detecting ATA/ATAPI devices.
Configuration options: [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30] [35]
Storage Configuration
OnChip S-ATA Controller [Enabled]
SATA Mode select [SATA Mode]
Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled]
IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [5]
ATA(PI) 80Pin Cable Detection [Host]
2.3.5 Storage 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 want to
configure the item.
Options
Disabled
Compatiable
Enhanced