Asus P4P8X - Manual (Page 52)

2-12 Chapter 2: BIOS information
DMA Mode [Auto]
Selects the DMA mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [SWDMA0] [SWDMA1]
[SWDMA2] [MWDMA0] [MWDMA1] [MWDMA2] [UDMA0] [UDMA1] [UDMA2]
[UDMA3] [UDMA4] [UDMA5]
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
Select Screen
Select Item
+- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit
Onboard IDE Operate Mode [Enhanced Mode]
Enhanced Mode Support On [S-ATA]
IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35]
2.3.6 IDE Configuration
The items in this menu allows you to change the settings for the IDE devices
installed in the system. Select an item then press Enter if you wish to configure the
item.
Onboard IDE Operate Mode [Enhanced Mode]
Allows selection of the IDE operation mode depending on the operating system
(OS) that you installed. Set to Enhanced Mode if you are using native OS, such as
Windows 2000/XP. Set to Compatible Mode if you are using legacy OS including
MS-DOS, Windows ME/98/NT4.0.
Configuration options: [Compatible Mode] [Enhanced Mode]
Refer to the section “Parallel ATA and Serial ATA device configurations” on page
1-22 for the appropriate settings of the IDE Configuration items under different
operating systems.