Asus P5BV-C - Motherboard - ATX User Manual page 70

Configure SATA as [IDE]
Sets the configuration for the Serial ATA connectors supported by the
Southbridge chip. Configuration options: [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI]
If you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical
storage devices, set this item to [IDE].
Set this item to [RAID], if you want to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, or
RAID 5 configurations using the Intel
to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 configurations using the LSI Logic
Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility.
Set the item Configure SATA as to [RAID] if you want to use or configure
the SATA connectors under SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0 SP1 operating
system environment. Due to the OS limitation, you must set a SATA RAID to
use any SATA device (at least two SATA devices are needed for the RAID
configuration). Refer to Chapter 5 and Chapter 6 for details on how to set a
SATA RAID.
Set Configure SATA As to [RAID], if you want to create a RAID 0, RAID 1,
RAID 0+1, or RAID 5 configurations using the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager
or if you want to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 configurations using the
LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility.
OnBoard Serial-ATA BOOTROM [Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the Onboard Serial-ATA BOOTROM.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA
features that enhance storage performance on random workloads by allowing
the drive to internally optimize the order of commands.
If you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Advanced Host
Controller Interface (AHCI), set this item to [AHCI]. For details on AHCI, go
to:
www.intel.com/support/chipsets/imst/sb/CS-012304.htm
www.intel.com/support/chipsets/imst/sb/CS-012305.htm
The SATA controller is set to Native mode when this item is set to [RAID] or
[AHCI].
ALPE and ASP [Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the Aggressive Link Power Management
and Aggressive Slumber/Partial Enabled. Configuration options: [Disabled]
[Enabled]
Stagger Spinup Support [Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the Stagger Spinup support function.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
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Matrix Storage Manager or if you want
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Chapter 4: BIOS setup