Sata1-6 - Asus P5Q-EM DO User Manual

2.3.4

SATA1-6

While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of SATA devices. There is
a separate sub-menu for each IDE device. Select a device item then press <Enter> to display
the SATA device information.
Main
SATA 1
Device
Vendor
Size
LBA Mode
Block Mode
PIO Mode
Async DMA
Ultra DMA
SMART Monitoring: Supported
Type
LBA/Large Mode
Block(Multi-Sector Transfer)M [Auto]
PIO Mode
DMA Mode
SMART Monitoring
32Bit Data Transfer
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 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 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]
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BIOS SETUP UTILITY
: Hard Disk
: WDC WD800JD-00LSA0
: 80.0GB
: Supported
: 16 Sectors
: 4
: MultiWord DMA-2
: Ultra DMA-5
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Enabled]
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Select the type of
device connected to
the system.
Select Screen
Select Item
+- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit
Chapter 2: BIOS setup
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