Asus P5GDC User Manual page 64

When set in Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) or RAID mode, the
SATA controller is set to Native mode.
Configuration options: [Standard IDE] [AHCI] [RAID Mode]
Onboard IDE Operate Mode [Enhanced Mode] Onboard IDE Operate Mode [Enhanced Mode] Onboard IDE Operate Mode [Enhanced Mode]
Onboard IDE Operate Mode [Enhanced Mode] Onboard IDE Operate Mode [Enhanced Mode]
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
[Compatible Mode] [Enhanced Mode]
Enhanced Mode Support On [SATA mode]
The default setting SATA 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 o n l y i f
Serial ATA device.
The S-ATA+P-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 A T A
[SATA mode] [P-ATA]
The O n b o a r d I D E O p e r a t e M o d e
when the C o n f i g u r e S A T A A s
Onboard Serial-ATA BOOTROOM [Disabled]
Enables or disables the onboard Serial ATA boot ROM.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
The O n b o a r d S e r i a l - A T A B O O T R O M
C o n f i g u r e S A T A A s item is set to RAID mode. C o n f i g u r e S A T A A s C o n f i g u r e S A T A A s
C o n f i g u r e S A T A A s C o n f i g u r e S A T A A s
ALPE and ASP [Disabled]
Enables or disables the ALPE and ASP.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
S t a g g e r S p i n u p S u p p o r t [ D i s a b l e d ] S t a g g e r S p i n u p S u p p o r t [ D i s a b l e d ]
S t a g g e r S p i n u p S u p p o r t [ D i s a b l e d ] S t a g g e r S p i n u p S u p p o r t [ D i s a b l e d ] S t a g g e r S p i n u p S u p p o r t [ D i s a b l e d ]
Enables or disables the stagger spinup support.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
A H C I P o r t 3 I n t e r l o c k S w i t c h [ D i s a b l e d ] A H C I P o r t 3 I n t e r l o c k S w i t c h [ D i s a b l e d ] A H C I P o r t 3 I n t e r l o c k S w i t c h [ D i s a b l e d ] A H C I P o r t 3 I n t e r l o c k S w i t c h [ D i s a b l e d ] A H C I P o r t 3 I n t e r l o c k S w i t c h [ D i s a b l e d ]
Enables or disables the Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI)
Port 3 interlock switch. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
The A L P E a n d A S P
A s A s A s item is set to AHCI. A s A s
2 - 1 6 2 - 1 6
2 - 1 6 2 - 1 6 2 - 1 6
® 2000/XP. Configuration options: [Disabled]
S A T A S A T A S A T A. Configuration options: [S-ATA+P-ATA] S A T A
O n b o a r d I D E O p e r a t e M o d e O n b o a r d I D E O p e r a t e M o d e and its submenu items appear only O n b o a r d I D E O p e r a t e M o d e
O n b o a r d I D E O p e r a t e M o d e
C o n f i g u r e S A T A A s C o n f i g u r e S A T A A s item is set to Standard IDE. C o n f i g u r e S A T A A s
C o n f i g u r e S A T A A s
O n b o a r d S e r i a l - A T A B O O T R O M O n b o a r d S e r i a l - A T A B O O T R O M item appears only when the O n b o a r d S e r i a l - A T A B O O T R O M
O n b o a r d S e r i a l - A T A B O O T R O M
A L P E a n d A S P A L P E a n d A S P A L P E a n d A S P A L P E a n d A S P item appears only when the C o n f i g u r e S A T A
o n l y i f o n l y i f
o n l y i f o n l y i f you did not install any
C o n f i g u r e S A T A C o n f i g u r e S A T A C o n f i g u r e S A T A C o n f i g u r e S A T A
C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p
C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p