Asus P5KPL-CM 1600 User Manual - Page 50

Storage Configuration

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Type [Auto] Selects the type of IDE drive. Setting to Auto allows automatic selection of the appropriate IDE device type. Select CDROM if you are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. Select ARMD (ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your device is either a ZIP, LS-120, or MO drive. Configuration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD] This item only appears in the Primary IDE Master/Slave menus. 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. Configuration 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. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] 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] 2.3.5 Storage Configuration The items in this menu allow you to set or change the configurations for the SATA devices installed in the system. Select an item then press if you want to configure the item. ATA/IDE Configuration [Enhanced] Allows you to set the ATA/IDE configuration. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Compatible] [Enhanced] [Disabled] - Disables the integrated SATA and PATA controller. [Compatible] - Sets all SATA devices to operate in PATA mode. This allows a maximum of four (4) ATA devices to be used simultaneously: two PATA devices and two SATA mode. [Enhanced] - Sets all SATA devices to operate in SATA mode. Enhanced Mode Support On [S-ATA] Sets Serial ATA, Parallel ATA or both as native mode. Configuration options: [S-ATA] [S-ATA+P-ATA] [P-ATA] 2-10 ASUS P5KPL-AM/PS

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ASUS P5KPL-AM/PS
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.
Configuration 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. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto]
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]
2.3.5
Storage Configuration
The items in this menu allow you to set or change the configurations for the SATA devices
installed in the system. Select an item then press
<Enter>
if you want to configure the item.
ATA/IDE Configuration [Enhanced]
Allows you to set the ATA/IDE configuration.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Compatible] [Enhanced]
[Disabled]
- Disables the integrated SATA and PATA controller.
[Compatible]
- Sets all SATA devices to operate in PATA mode. This allows a
maximum of four (4) ATA devices to be used simultaneously:
two PATA devices and two SATA mode.
[Enhanced]
- Sets all SATA devices to operate in SATA mode.
Enhanced Mode Support On [S-ATA]
Sets Serial ATA, Parallel ATA or both as native mode.
Configuration options: [S-ATA] [S-ATA+P-ATA] [P-ATA]
This item only appears in the Primary IDE Master/Slave menus.
Type [Auto]
Selects the type of IDE drive. Setting to Auto allows automatic selection of the appropriate
IDE device type. Select CDROM if you are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. Select
ARMD (ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your device is either a ZIP, LS-120, or MO drive.
Configuration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD]