Asus P5WD2 Computer Hardware User Manual


 
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If you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical
storage devices, keep the defaul setting [Standard IDE].
If you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Advanced Host
Controller Interface (AHCI), set this item to [AHCI]. For details on AHCI, go to:
www.intel.com/support/chipsets/imst/sb/CS-012304.htm
www.intel.com/support/chipsets/imst/sb/CS-012305.htm
The SATA controller is set to Native mode when this item is set to [RAID]
or [AHCI]
Onboard IDE Operate Mode [Enhanced Mode]Onboard IDE Operate Mode [Enhanced Mode]
Onboard IDE Operate Mode [Enhanced Mode]Onboard IDE Operate Mode [Enhanced Mode]
Onboard IDE Operate Mode [Enhanced Mode]
Allows selection of the IDE operation mode depending on the installed
operating system (OS). Set to [Enhanced Mode] if you are using native OS
including Windows
®
2000/XP. Configuration options: [Disabled]
[Compatible Mode] [Enhanced Mode]
If you are using a Serial ATA optical drive, set this item to [Compatible
Mode] before creating a boot disk using the support CD.
Enhanced Mode Support On [S-ATA]
Allows you to use native OS on Serial ATA and Parallel ATA ports. It is
recommend that you do not change the default setting for better OS
compatibility. In this setting, you may use legacy OS on the Parallel
ATA ports only if you do not install any Serial ATA device.
The P-ATA+S-ATA and P-ATA options are for advanced users only. If
you set to any of these options and encountered problems, revert to
the default setting
S-ATAS-ATA
S-ATAS-ATA
S-ATA. Configuration options: [P-ATA+S-ATA]
[S-ATA] [P-ATA]
The
Onboard IDE Operate Mode Onboard IDE Operate Mode
Onboard IDE Operate Mode Onboard IDE Operate Mode
Onboard IDE Operate Mode and its sub-menu items appear
only when the
Configure SATA As Configure SATA As
Configure SATA As Configure SATA As
Configure SATA As item is set to [Standard IDE].
Onboard Serial-ATA BOOTROOM [Enabled]
Enables or disables the onboard Serial ATA boot ROM.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
The
Onboard Serial-ATA BOOTROM Onboard Serial-ATA BOOTROM
Onboard Serial-ATA BOOTROM Onboard Serial-ATA BOOTROM
Onboard Serial-ATA BOOTROM appears only when the
Configure SATA As Configure SATA As
Configure SATA As Configure SATA As
Configure SATA As item is set to [RAID].
ALPE and ASP [Disabled]ALPE and ASP [Disabled]
ALPE and ASP [Disabled]ALPE and ASP [Disabled]
ALPE and ASP [Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the Agressive Link Power Management
(ALPE) and Aggressive Slumber/Partial (ASP) management features.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]