ASUS t4-p5g31a Manuel D’Utilisation

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Chapter 5: BIOS setup

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]

Enables or disables the S.M.A.R.T. (Self Monitoring and Reporting Technology) 

capability of your hard drive. This features allows your system to report read/write 

errors of the hard drive and to issue warnings when a third party hardware monitor 

utility is installed. 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 IDE 

devices installed in the system. Select an item then press <Enter> if you wish to 

configure the item.

Allows you to

select the time out value for detecting ATA/ATAPI device(s). 

Configuration options: [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30] [35]