Asus V3-P5945GC - Manual (Page 80)

5-1 Chapter 5: BIOS setup
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]
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
Onboard IDE Operate Mode [Enhanced Mode]
Enhanced Mode Support On [S-ATA]
IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35]
Onboard IDE Operate Mode [Enhanced Mode]
Disables or 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/Vista.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Compatible Mode] [Enhanced Mode]
Enhanced Mode Support On [S‑ATA]
The default setting S-ATA allows you to use native OS on Serial ATA and
Parallel ATA ports. We recommend that you do not change the default setting
for better OS compatibility. In this setting, you may use legacy OS on the
Parallel ATA ports only if you did not install any Serial ATA device.
The P-ATA+S-ATA and P-ATA options are for advanced users only. If you set
to any of these options and encounter problems, revert to the default setting
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]