32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled]
[Enabled] | Sets the IDE controller to combine two |
| into a single |
| more efficient use of the PCI bus as fewer transactions are needed for the |
| transfer of a particular amount of data. |
[Disabled] | Disables this function. |
2.3.2Storage Configuration
The Storage Configuration menu allows you to configure your storage devices. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the submenu.
SATA Configuration [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] [AHCI]
• If you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical storage devices, keep the default setting [IDE].
•If you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI), set this item to [AHCI]. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of commands.
Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled]
Disables or enables device write protection. This will be effective only if the device is accessed through BIOS. Configuration option: [Disabled] [Enabled]
IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35]
Selects the time out value for detecting ATA/ATAPI devices. Configuration options: [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30] [35]
2.3.3AHCI Configuration
This menu is the section for AHCI configuration. It appears only when you set the item Configure SATA as from the
SATA Port1–6 [XXXX]
Displays the status of
SATA Port1 [Auto]
Allows you to select the type of device connected to the system.
Configuration options: [Auto] [Not Installed]
SMART Monitoring [Enabled]
Allows you to set the
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