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ASUS P5B
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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] [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]
4.3.5.
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
SATA Configuration
[Enhanced]
Configure SATA as
[IDE]
Hard Disk Write Protect
[Disabled]
IDE Detect Time Out (Sec)
[35]
SATA Configuration [Enhanced]
Configuration options: [Compatible] [Enhanced] [Disabled]
Configure SATA as [IDE]
Configuration options: [IDE] [AHCI]
Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled]
Allows you to enable to disable the hard disk write protection. This will be
effective only if device is accessed through BIOS. Configuration options:
[Disabled] [Enabled]
IDE Detect Time Out [35]
Selects the time out value for detecting ATA/ATAPI devices.
Configuration options: [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30] [35]