Asus P8P67 LX User Manual

Chapter 2: BIOS information 2-19
2.5.3 PCH Conguration
High Precision Timer [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the High Precision Event Timer.
Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
2.5.4 SATA Conguration
While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of SATA devices. The
SATA Port items show Not Present if no SATA device is installed to the corresponding SATA
port.
SATA Mode [AHCI Mode]
Allows you to set the SATA conguration.
[Disabled] Disables the SATA function.
[IDE Mode] Set to [IDE Mode] when you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as
Parallel ATA physical storage devices.
[AHCI Mode] Set to [AHCI Mode] when you want the SATA hard disk drives to use the
AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface). 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.
[RAID Mode] Set to [RAID Mode] when you want to create a RAID conguration from the
SATA hard disk drives.
Serial-ATA Controller 0/1 [Enhanced]
This item appears only when you set the SATA Mode item to [IDE Mode].
[Disabled] Disables the SATA function.
[Enhanced] Set to [Enhanced] to support more than four SATA devices.
[Compatible] Set to [Compatible] when using Windows 98/NT/2000/MS-DOS. Up to
four SATA devices are supported under these operating systems.
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. Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
SATA6G_1~2 (Gray)
Hot Plug [Disabled]
This item allows you to enable or disable the hog plug support of SATA6G ports.
Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
SATA3G_1 ~4 (Blue)
Hot Plug [Disabled]
This item allows you to enable or disable the hog plug support of SATA3G ports.
Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Asus P8P67 LX Specifications

General

Chipset	Intel P67
Socket	LGA 1155
Memory Type	DDR3
Maximum Memory	32GB
Storage Interfaces	4 x SATA 3Gb/s, 2 x SATA 6Gb/s
Form Factor	ATX
Memory Standard	DDR3 2200(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/1866(O.C.)/1600/1333/1066
RAID Support	RAID 0, 1, 5, 10
Memory Slots	4
Expansion Slots	2 x PCIe 2.0 x1, 3 x PCI
LAN	Realtek 8111E Gigabit LAN
Audio	8-Channel High Definition Audio
USB Ports	12 (6 x USB 2.0, 6 x USB 3.0)