Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming GT User Manual page 60

` Serial ATA Port 0/1/2/3/4/5
& Port 0/1/2/3/4/5
Enables or disables each SATA port. (Default: Enabled)
& Hot plug
Enables or disable the hot plug capability for each SATA port. (Default: Disabled)
& External SATA
Enables or disables support for external SATA devices. (Default: Disabled)
` Super IO Configuration
This section provides information on the super I/O chip and allows you to configure the serial port.
& Serial Port A
Enables or disables the onboard serial port. (Default: Enabled)
` Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology
& ISCT Support
Enables or disables Intel
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Marvell SATA Controller Configuration (Marvell
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& GSATA Controller
Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controllers integrated in the Marvell
the SATA controllers to AHCI mode.The area below displays the current status of each SATA port.
IDE Mode D isables RAID for the SATA controllers and configures the SATA controllers to IDE
mode.
RAID Mode Enables RAID for the SATA controllers.
AHCI Mode C onfigures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface
(AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced
Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. (Default)
Disables this function.
Disabled
BIOS Setup
Smart Connect Technology. (Default: Disabled)
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SATA controllers or configures
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