diff --git a/dram/src/common/Utils.h b/dram/src/common/Utils.h
index acb5b93b..af637782 100644
--- a/dram/src/common/Utils.h
+++ b/dram/src/common/Utils.h
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <ostream>
 #include <tlm.h>
+#include <boost/preprocessor.hpp>
+#include <iomanip>
 #include "dramExtension.h"
 #include "third_party/tinyxml2.h"
-#include <iomanip>
 
 //TODO : move to timing specific header
 sc_time getDistance(sc_time a, sc_time b);
@@ -87,5 +88,43 @@ double queryDoubleParameter(tinyxml2::XMLElement* node, std::string name);
 
 void setUpDummy(tlm::tlm_generic_payload& payload, Bank& bank);
 
+//
+// BOOST_PP_STRINGIZE(text)
+// text will be converted to a string literal.
+//
+// BOOST_PP_SEQ_ENUM(enumerators)
+// This macro expands to a comma-separated list of the elements in
+// enumerators.
+//
+// BOOST_PP_SEQ_FOR_EACH(macro, data, seq)
+// This macro is a repetition construct. If seq is (a)(b)(c), it expands to
+// the sequence: macro(r, data, a) macro(r, data, b) macro(r, data, c)
+//
+// Note: this implementation requires that the enumerators map to unique
+// values.
+//
+// See also:
+// http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_38_0/libs/preprocessor/doc/
+// http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5093460/how-to-convert-an-enum-type-variable-to-a-string
+//
+#define X_DEFINE_ENUM_CLASS_WITH_STRING_CONVERSIONS_TOSTRING_CASE(r, data, elem)    \
+    case data::elem : return BOOST_PP_STRINGIZE(elem);
+
+#define DEFINE_ENUM_CLASS_WITH_STRING_CONVERSIONS(enumName, enumerators)            \
+    enum class enumName {                                                           \
+        BOOST_PP_SEQ_ENUM(enumerators)                                              \
+    };                                                                              \
+                                                                                    \
+    inline const char* ToString(enumName v)                                         \
+    {                                                                               \
+        switch (v) {                                                                \
+            BOOST_PP_SEQ_FOR_EACH(                                                  \
+                X_DEFINE_ENUM_CLASS_WITH_STRING_CONVERSIONS_TOSTRING_CASE,          \
+                enumName,                                                           \
+                enumerators                                                         \
+            )                                                                       \
+            default: return "[Unknown " BOOST_PP_STRINGIZE(name) "]";               \
+        }                                                                           \
+    }
 
 #endif /* UTILS_COMMON_H_ */
diff --git a/dram/src/controller/core/configuration/Configuration.h b/dram/src/controller/core/configuration/Configuration.h
index 552c212b..3cab2900 100644
--- a/dram/src/controller/core/configuration/Configuration.h
+++ b/dram/src/controller/core/configuration/Configuration.h
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@
 #include <systemc.h>
 #include <string>
 #include "MemSpec.h"
+#include "../../../common/Utils.h"
 
 enum class EPowerDownMode{NoPowerDown, Staggered, TimeoutPDN, TimeoutSREF};
-enum class StorageMode{NoStorage, Store, ErrorModel};
+DEFINE_ENUM_CLASS_WITH_STRING_CONVERSIONS(StorageMode, (NoStorage) (Store) (ErrorModel));
 
 struct Configuration
 {
diff --git a/dram/src/simulation/Dram.h b/dram/src/simulation/Dram.h
index d7497472..c1fdfe45 100644
--- a/dram/src/simulation/Dram.h
+++ b/dram/src/simulation/Dram.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ struct Dram: sc_module
 
         IFPOW( MemorySpecification memSpec(MemSpecParser::getMemSpecFromXML(Configuration::getInstance().memspecUri)) );
         IFPOW( DRAMPower = new libDRAMPower( memSpec, 0 ) );
-        //cout << "StorageMode = " << StorMode << endl;
+        cout << "StorageMode = " << ToString(StorMode) << endl;
 
         if(StorMode == StorageMode::ErrorModel)
         {