Asus M4N72-E User Manual - Page 55

Storage Configuration - raid drivers

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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] 2.3.7 Storage Configuration This menu allows you to configure the IDE/SATA devices. Onboard PCI IDE Controller [Enabled] Set to [Disabled] to disable the integrated IDE controller or [Enabled] to enable both the integrated IDE controller and onchip SATA controller. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] OnChip S-ATA Controller [Enabled] Enables or disables the OnChip SATA Controller. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] SATA Mode select [SATA Mode] Allows you to select the SATA type. Configuration options: [SATA Mode] [RAID Mode] [AHCI Mode] • If you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI), set this item to [AHCI Mode]. 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 Mode]. 2.3.8 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. Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2-11

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Chapter 2: BIOS setup
2-11
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]
2.3.7
Storage Configuration
This menu allows you to configure the IDE/SATA devices.
Onboard PCI IDE Controller [Enabled]
Set to [Disabled] to disable the integrated IDE controller or [Enabled] to enable both the
integrated IDE controller and onchip SATA controller.
Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
OnChip S-ATA Controller [Enabled]
Enables or disables the OnChip SATA Controller. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
SATA Mode select [SATA Mode]
Allows you to select the SATA type.
Configuration options: [SATA Mode] [RAID Mode] [AHCI Mode]
If you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Advanced Host Controller Interface
(AHCI), set this item to [AHCI Mode]. 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 Mode].
2.3.8
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.