Asus M3N78-CM Computer Hardware User Manual


 
Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2-11
LBA/Large Mode [Auto]
Enables or disables the LBA mode. Setting to [Auto] enables the LBA mode if the device
supports this mode, and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled.
Conguration options: [Disabled] [Auto]
Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) M [Auto]
Enables or disables data multi-sectors transfers. When set to [Auto], the data transfer from
and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device supports multi-sector transfer
feature. When set to [Disabled], the data transfer from and to the device occurs one sector
at a time. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Auto]
PIO Mode [Auto]
Selects the PIO mode. Conguration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4]
DMA Mode [Auto]
Selects the DMA mode. Conguration options: [Auto]
SMART Monitoring [Auto]
Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology.
Conguration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled]
32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled]
Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
2.3.5 Storage Conguration
The Storage Conguration menu allows you to congure your storage device(s). Select an
item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu.
Onboard PCI IDE Controller [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the onboard PCI IDE controller.
Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
OnChip S-ATA Controller [Enabled]
Allows you to disable or set the OnChip S-ATA devices.
Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
SATA Mode select [SATA Mode]
Allows you to select the SATA Mode. Conguration options: [SATA Mode] [RAID Mode] [AHCI
Mode]
2.3.6 System Information
This menu gives you an overview of the general system specications. The BIOS
automatically detects the items in this menu.
AMI BIOS
Displays the auto-detected BIOS information
Processor
Displays the auto-detected CPU specication
System Memory
Displays the auto-detected system memory