Sata Configuration; Onboard Devices Configuration - Asus ROG ZENITH EXTREME Manual

3.6.3

SATA Configuration

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 Port Enable
This item allows you to enable or disable the SATA Device.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
SATA Mode
This item allows you to set the SATA configuration.
[AHCI] Set to [AHCI] 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] Set to [RAID] when you want to create a RAID configuration from
the SATA hard disk drives.
SMART Self Test
S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a monitoring system that
shows a warning message during POST (Power-on Self Test) when an error occurs in the
hard disks.
Configuration options: [On] [Off]
SATA6G_1(Gray) - SATA6G_6(Gray)
SATA6G_1 - SATA6G_6
This item allows you to enable or disable the selected SATA port.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Hot Plug
These items appears only when the SATA Mode is set to [AHCI] and allows you to
enable or disable SATA Hot Plug Support.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
3.6.4

Onboard Devices Configuration

The items in this menu allow you to switch between PCIe Lanes and configure onboard
devices.
HD Audio Controller
This item allows you to use the Azalia High Definition Audio Controller
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
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