Asus P5L 1394 manual Sata 1, 2, 3, PIO Mode Auto, DMA Mode Auto, Smart Monitoring 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] [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 SATA 1, 2, 3, 4

The BIOS automatically detects the connected Serial ATA devices. There is a separate sub-menu for each Serial ATA device. Select a device item, then press <Enter> to display the Serial ATA device information.

SATA 1

		Select the type
Device	: Hard Disk	of device connected
Vendor	: ST320413A	to the system.
Size	: 20.0GB
LBA Mode	: Supported
Block Mode	: 16 Sectors
PIO Mode	: 4
Async DMA	: MultiWord DMA-2
Ultra DMA	: Ultra DMA-5

SMART Monitoring: Supported
Type	[Auto]		Select Screen
LBA/Large Mode	[Auto]		Select Item
Block(Multi-sector Transfer)	[Auto]	+-	Change Option
PIO Mode	[Auto]	F1	General Help
DMA Mode	[Auto]	F10	Save and Exit
SMART Monitoring	[Auto]	ESC	Exit
32Bit Data Transfer	[Disabled]

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.

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