SMART Monitoring [Auto]

Enables or disables the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) capability of your hard drive. This features allows your system to report read/write errors of the hard drive and to issue warnings when a third party hardware monitor utility is installed. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled]

32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled]

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

2.3.5Storage Configuration

The items in this menu allow you to set or change the configurations for the IDE devices installed in the system. Select an item then press <Enter> if you want to configure the item.

Storage Configuration

 

 

 

 

Options

 

OnChip S-ATA Controller

[Enabled]

Disabled

SATA Mode select

[SATA Mode]

Compatiable

 

 

 

 

Enhanced

Hard Disk Write Protect

[Disabled]

 

 

IDE Detect Time Out (Sec)

[5]

 

 

ATA(PI) 80Pin Cable Detection

[Host]

 

 

 

 

 

 

OnChip S-ATA Controller [Enabled]

Allows you to disable or set the OnChip S-ATA devices.

Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

SATA Mode select [SATA Mode]

Allows you to select the SATA Mode. Configuration options: [SATA Mode] [RAID Mode] [AHCI Mode]

Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled]

Disables or enables device write protection. This will be effective only if device is accessed throuh BIOS. Confiuration option: [Disabled] [Enabled]

IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [5]

Selects the time out value for detecting ATA/ATAPI devices.

Configuration options: [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30] [35]

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