ASUS p7h55-m plus Manuel D’Utilisation

ASUS P7H55-M LE Series

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This item does not appear if you select SATA 5/6 devices.

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]

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] 

Selects the PIO mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4]

Selects the DMA mode. Configuration options: [Auto]

Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. 

Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled]

Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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.

Allows you to set the SATA configuration. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Compatible] 

[Enhanced]

Configure SATA as [IDE]

Sets the configuration for the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridge chip. 

Configuration options: [IDE] [AHCI] 

Due to Intel chipset driver support regulation, the AHCI mode is not supported in Windows 

XP environment. The AHCI mode is only supported by Windows Vista/7 with OS built-in 

driver.

Selects the type of SATA drive. Setting to [Auto] allows automatic selection of the appropriate 

SATA 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]