Asus P5BV/SAS - Manual (Page 72)

4-12 Chapter 4: BIOS setup
Configure SATA as [IDE]
Sets the configuration for the Serial ATA connectors supported by the
Southbridge chip. Configuration options: [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI]
If you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical
storage devices, set this item to [IDE].
Set this item to [RAID], if you want to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, or
RAID 5 configurations using the Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager or if you want
to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 configurations using the LSI Logic
Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utilit
Set the item Configure SATA as to [RAID] if you want to use or configure the
SATA connectors under SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0 SP1 operating
system environment (only LSI RAID supports Linux). Refer to Chapter 5 and
Chapter 6 for details on how to set a SATA RAID.
The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA
features that enhance storage performance on random workloads by allowing
the drive to internally optimize the order of commands.
If you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Advanced Host
Controller Interface (AHCI), set this item to [AHCI]. For details on AHCI, go
to:
www.intel.com/support/chipsets/imst/sb/CS-012304.htm
www.intel.com/support/chipsets/imst/sb/CS-012305.htm
The SATA controller is set to Native mode when this item is set to [RAID] or
[AHCI].
Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled]
Allows you to disable or enable device write protection. This will be effective only if
the device is accessed through BIOS. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35]
Selects the time out value (in seconds) for detecting ATA/ATAPI devices.
Configuration options: [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30] [35]
ATA(PI) 80Pin Cable Detection [Host]
Select the mechanism for detecting 80Pin ATA(PI) Cable.
Configuration options: [Host & Device] [Host] [Device]