Asus P7P55D-E LX Specifications download pdf (Page 50)

2-8 Chapter 2: BIOS information

2.3.1 SATA 1-6

While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE/SATA devices.

There is a separate submenu for each IDE/SATA device. Select a device item then press

<Enter> to display the SATA device information.

The BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed items (Device, Vendor, Size,

LBA Mode, Block Mode, PIO Mode, Async DMA, Ultra DMA, and SMART monitoring). These

values are not user-configurable. These items show N/A if no IDE device is installed in the

system.

Type [Auto]

Selects the type of IDE drive. Setting this item to [Auto] allows automatic selection of the

appropriate IDE device type. Select [CDROM] if you are specifically configuring a CD-ROM

drive. Select [ARMD] (ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your device is either a ZIP, LS-120,

or MO drive. Configuration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD]

LBA/Large Mode [Auto]

Enables or disables the LBA mode. Setting this item 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 this item is 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 this item is 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]

2.3.2 Storage Conguration

The Storage Configuration menu allows you to configure your storage devices. Select an item

then press <Enter> to display the submenu.

SATA Conguration [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] [RAID] [AHCI]

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