5 storage configuration, System.information – Asus P5QL-EM User Manual

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LBA/Large.Mode.[Auto]

Enables or disables the LBA mode. Setting to [Auto] enables the LBA mode if the device

supports this mode, and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled.

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto]

Block.(Multi-sector.Transfer).M.[Auto]

Enables or disables data multi-sectors transfers. When set to [Auto], the data transfer from

and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device supports multi-sector transfer

feature. When set to [Disabled], the data transfer from and to the device occurs one sector

at a time. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto]

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]

Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology.

Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled]

32Bit.Data.Transfer.[Enabled]

Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

2.3.5

Storage Configuration

The items in this menu allow you to set or change the configurations for the SATA devices

installed in the system. Select an item then press <Enter> if you want to configure the item.

SATA Configuration [Enhanced]

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Compatible] [Enhanced]

Configure SATA as [IDE]

Sets the configuration for the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridge chip.

Configuration options: [IDE] [AHCI]

Due to Intel chipset driver support regulation, the AHCI mode is not supported in Windows

XP environment. The AHCI mode is only supported by Windows Vista with OS built-in

driver.

Hard.Disk.Write.Protect.[Disabled].

Disables or enables device write protection. This will be effective only if device is accessed

throuh BIOS. Configuration option: [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]

2.3.6.

System.Information

This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications. The BIOS

automatically detects the items in this menu.

Bios.Information

Displays the auto-detected BIOS information.

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