Asus M4A785G HTPC/RC - Manual (Page 58)

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PIO Mode [Auto]
Selects the PIO mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4]
DMA Mode [Auto]
Selects the DMA mode. Configuration options: [Auto]
SMART Monitoring [Auto]
Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology.
Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled]
32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled]
Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
2.3.6 Storage Configuration
This menu allows you to configure the storage devices.
OnChip SATA Channel [Enabled]
Enables or disables the OnChip SATA Channel.
Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
The following two (2) items appear only when you set the OnChip SATA Channel item to
[Manual].
SATA Port1 - Port4 [IDE]
Allows you to select the SATA type for SATA port 1–4.
Configuration options: [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI]
SATA Port5 - Port6 [IDE]
Allows you to select the SATA type for SATA port 5/6. The available configuration
options vary depending on the setting of the SATA Port1 - Port4 item.
• 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.
• If you want to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10 configuration from the Serial ATA
hard disk drives, set this item to [RAID].
2.3.7 System Information
This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications. The BIOS
automatically detects the items in this menu.
BIOS Information
Displays the auto-detected BIOS information.
Processor
Displays the auto-detected CPU specification.
System Memory
Displays the auto-detected system memory.