Asus A78M-A User Guide - Page 50

OnChip SATA MAX Speed [SATA 6.0Gb/s], S.M.A.R.T. Status Check [Enabled], SATA Port 5 - Port 6 [AHCI]

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SATA Port 5 - Port 6 [AHCI] This item only appears when OnChip SATA Type is set to [AHCI]. If SATA ports 5, 6 are configured as [AHCI], the ports can only be used under Windows® OS with the requested drivers installed. Set to [IDE] instead of [AHCI] to access devices on SATA ports 5, 6 before entering OS. Configuration options: [AHCI] [IDE] SATA Port 5 - Port 6 [RAID] This item only appears when OnChip SATA Type is set to [RAID]. If SATA ports 5, 6 are configured as [RAID], the ports can only be used under Windows® OS with the requested drivers installed. Set to [IDE] instead of [RAID] to access devices on SATA ports 5, 6 before entering OS. Configuration options: [RAID] [IDE] OnChip SATA MAX Speed [SATA 6.0Gb/s] For better HDD compatibility, set the SATA Speed to [SATA 3.0Gb/s] to support SATA 3.0Gb/s HDDs or [SATA 6.0Gb/s] to support SATA 6.0Gb/s HDDs. Configuration options: [SATA 6.0Gb/s] [SATA 3.0Gb/s] 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] 2-18 Chapter 2: BIOS information

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Chapter 2: BIOS information
OnChip SATA MAX Speed [SATA 6.0Gb/s]
For better HDD compatibility, set the SATA Speed to [SATA 3.0Gb/s] to support SATA 3.0Gb/s
HDDs or [SATA 6.0Gb/s] to support SATA 6.0Gb/s HDDs. Configuration options: [SATA
6.0Gb/s] [SATA 3.0Gb/s]
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]
SATA Port 5 - Port 6 [AHCI]
This item only appears when
OnChip SATA Type
is set to [AHCI]. If SATA ports 5,
6 are configured as [AHCI], the ports can only be used under Windows
®
OS with the
requested drivers installed. Set to [IDE] instead of [AHCI] to access devices on SATA
ports 5, 6 before entering OS. Configuration options: [AHCI] [IDE]
SATA Port 5 - Port 6 [RAID]
This item only appears when
OnChip SATA Type
is set to [RAID]. If SATA ports 5,
6 are configured as [RAID], the ports can only be used under Windows
®
OS with the
requested drivers installed. Set to [IDE] instead of [RAID] to access devices on SATA
ports 5, 6 before entering OS. Configuration options: [RAID] [IDE]