Storage Confi Guration - ASROCK Z68 Extreme7 Gen3 User Manual

3.4.4 Storage Configuration
ASMedia SATA3 Mode
This item is for SATA3_A1 to SATA3_A4 ports. Use this to select ASMedia
SATA3 mode. Confi guration options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI Mode] and [Dis-
abled]. The default value is [IDE Mode].
ASMedia SATA3 Bootable
Use this to enable or disable Onboard ASMedia SATA3 Option ROM. If
Option ROM is disabled, UEFI cannot use the SATA device to connect to
ASMedia SATA3 controller as Boot Device.
We recommend to use Intel
SATA3_1, SATA2_2, SATA2_3, SATA2_4 and SATA2_5) for
your bootable devices. This will minimum your boot time and
get the best performance. But if you still want to boot from
ASMedia SATA3 controller, you can still enable this in UEFI.
SATA Mode
This item is for SATA3_0, SATA3_1 and SATA2_2 to SATA2_5 ports.
Use this to select SATA mode. Confi guration options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI
Mode], [RAID Mode] and [Disabled]. The default value is [IDE Mode].
AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) supports NCQ
and other new features that will improve SATA disk perfor-
mance but IDE mode does not have these advantages.
SATA Controller 0
This item appears only when you set "SATA Mode" to [IDE Mode]. Please
select [Compatible] when you install legacy OS. If native OS (Windows
TM
XP / Vista / 7) is installed, please select [Enhanced].
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Z68 SATA ports (SATA3_0,
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