Asus SABERTOOTH X58 User Manual

ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 3-11
Chapter 3
3.4.3 AHCI Conguration
This menu is the section for AHCI conguration. It appears only when you set the item
Congure SATA as from the submenu of SATA Conguration to [AHCI].
AHCI CD/DVD Boot Time out [35]
Selects the boot time out value for SATA CD/DVD devices in AHCI mode from the following
options: [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30] [35]
SATA Port1-6 [XXXX]
Displays the status of auto-detection of SATA devices.
SATA Port1-6 [Auto]
[Auto] Allows automatic selection of the device type connected to the
system.
[Not Installed] Selects this option if no SATA devices are installed.
SMART Monitoring [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.
[Enabled] Enables the SMART monitoring feature.
[Disabled] Disables the SMART monitoring feature.
3.4.4 System Information
This menu gives you an overview of the general system specications. The BIOS automatically
detects the BIOS information, CPU specication, and system memory in this menu.
SABERTOOTH X58 BIOS Setup
Main
AHCI Settings
AHCI CD/DVD Boot Time out [35]
AHCI Port1 [Not Detected]
AHCI Port2 [Not Detected]
AHCI Port3 [Not Detected]
AHCI Port4 [Not Detected]
AHCI Port5 [Not Detected]
AHCI Port6 [Not Detected]
Some SATA CD/DVD in
AHCI mode need to
wait ready longer.
SABERTOOTH X58 BIOS Setup
Main
BIOS Information
Version : 0204
Build Date: 06/21/10
Processor
Type : Genuine Intel(R) CPU 000 @ 3.20GHz
Speed : 3200MHz
System Memory
Usable Size : 2040MB

Asus SABERTOOTH X58 Specifications

General

Non-ECC	Yes
Memory channels	Triple-channel
Number of memory slots	6
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	24 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	1066, 1333, 1600, 1800, 1866 MHz
System bus rate	6.4 GT/s
Processor socket	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Processor manufacturer	AMD
Compatible processor series	Intel Core i7, Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition
USB 2.0 connectors	3
Number of COM connectors	1
Number of SATA III connectors	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
Audio chip	Realtek ALC892
Component for	PC
Motherboard chipset	Intel® X58
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Motherboard southbridge	Intel ICH10R
Motherboard chipset family	Intel
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II, SATA III
On-board graphics card	No
Parallel processing technology support	Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
PCI Express slots version	2.0
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS type	AMI
ACPI version	2.0a
BIOS memory size	16 Mbit
Cables included	SATA
Controller 2nd interface type	Marvell PCIe 9128/JMicron JMB362

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	305 mm
Width	244 mm