Asus M2N68 AM - Motherboard - Micro ATX User Manual

ASUS M2N68-AM 2-11
2.3.6 SATA1~4
While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of SATA devices. There
is a separate sub-menu for each SATA device. Select a device item then press <Enter> to
display the SATA device information.
The BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed items (Device, Vendor, Size,
LBA Mode, Block Mode, PIO Mode, Async DMA, Ultra DMA, and SMART monitoring). These
values are not user-congurable. These items show N/A if no SATA device is installed in the
system.
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.
Conguration 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. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Auto]
PIO Mode [Auto]
Selects the PIO mode. Conguration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4]
DMA Mode [Auto]
Selects the DMA mode. Conguration options: [Auto] [SWDMA0] [SWDMA1] [SWDMA2]
[MWDMA0] [MWDMA1] [MWDMA2] [UDMA0] [UDMA1] [UDMA2] [UDMA3] [UDMA4]
[UDMA5] [UDMA6]
SMART Monitoring [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.
Conguration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled]
32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled]
Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
SMART Monitoring [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. Conguration
options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled]
32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled]
Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Asus M2N68 AM - Motherboard - Micro ATX Specifications

General

Form Factor	Micro ATX
Chipset	NVIDIA GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a
Memory Type	DDR2
Memory Slots	2 x DIMM
Maximum Memory	4 GB
Video Outputs	VGA
CPU Socket	AM2+
Expansion Slots	1 x PCIe x16, 1 x PCIe x1, 2 x PCI
Storage Interfaces	4 x SATA 3Gb/s
USB Ports	10 (4 on back panel, 6 via headers)
Audio	Realtek ALC662 6-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
LAN	10/100 Mbps Ethernet