The following two items appear only when you set the SATA Mode item to [IDE Mode].

Serial-ATA Controller 0 [Enhanced]

Allows you to enabled/disabled the Serial-ATA Controller 0.

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enhanced] [Compatible]

Serial-ATA Controller 1 [Enhanced]

Allows you to enabled/disabled the Serial-ATA Controller 1.

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enhanced]

S.M.A.R.T. Status Check [Enabled]

S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a monitor system. When read/write of your hard disk errors occur, this feature allows the hard disk to report warning messages during the POST. Configuration������������� options:�������� [Enabled]��������� [Disabled]����������

Hot Plug [Disabled]

These items appear only when you set the SATA Mode item to [AHCI Mode] or [RAID Mode] and allow you to enable/disable SATA Hot Plug Support.

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled].

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