Asus V3-P5G31 - Manual (Page 81)

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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]
Enables or disables the S.M.A.R.T. (Self Monitoring and Reporting Technology)
capability of your hand drive. This feature 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]
5.3.5 IDE 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 <Enter> if you wish to
configure the item.
IDE Configuration
ATA/IDE Configuration [Enhanced]
Enhanced Mode Support On [S-ATA]
IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35]
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 device to operate in PATA mode. This allows a maximum of four (4) ATA
devices to be used simultaneously: two PATA devices plus two SATA devices.
[Enhanced] Sets all SATA devices to operate in SATA mode.
Enhanced Mode Support On [S-ATA]
Configuration options: [S-ATA+P-ATA] [S-ATA] [P-ATA]
IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35]
Selects the time out value for detecting ATA/ATAPI devices.
Configuration options: [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30] [35]
Disabled
Compatible
Enhanced
Options