Dell NX430 Owner's Manual page 43

SATA Settings
You can use the SATA Settings screen to view the SATA settings of SATA devices and enable RAID on
your system.
NOTE: Dell Storage NX system does not support HDDs connected to SATA ports and does not
enable SATA RAID Mode. It supports only PERC RAID Controller.
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SATA Settings details
System BIOS
Viewing SATA Settings
Viewing SATA Settings
To view the SATA Settings screen, perform the following steps:
1. Turn on, or restart your system.
2. Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:
F2 = System Setup
NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish
booting, and then restart your system and try again.
3. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.
4. On the System BIOS screen, click SATA Settings.
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SATA Settings
SATA Settings details
SATA Settings details
The SATA Settings screen details are explained as follows:
Option Description
Embedded SATA Enables the embedded SATA option to be set to Off, , AHCI, or RAID modes. This
option is set to AHCI by default.
Security Freeze Sends Security Freeze Lock command to the Embedded SATA drives during POST.
Lock This option is applicable only for AHCI mode.
Write Cache Enables or disables the command for Embedded SATA drives during POST.
Port A
For AHCI or RAID mode, BIOS support is always enabled.
Option
Model
Drive Type
Capacity
Port B
For AHCI or RAID mode, BIOS support is always enabled.
Description
Specifies the drive model of the selected device.
Specifies the type of drive attached to the SATA port.
Specifies the total capacity of the hard drive. This field is
undefined for removable media devices such as optical
drives.
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