Asus Z97M-PLUS User Manual page 87

By default, the system detects the first priority device. The device detection priority is as
follows: PCIe M.2 > SATA Mode M.2 > SATA devices.
SATA Mode Selection [AHCI]
This item allows you to set the SATA configuration.
[Disabled] Disables the SATA function.
[IDE] Set to [IDE] when you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as
Parallel ATA physical storage devices.
[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.
The following item appears only when you set the SATA Mode Selection to [RAID].
Pcie Nand Configuration [Auto]
This item allows you to enable or disable PCIe NAND. Configuration options: [Auto]
[Disabled] [Enabled]
Aggressive LPM Support [Disabled]
This item is designed for LPM (link power management) support with a better energy saving
conditions. When disabled, the hot plug function of SATA ports are disabled. Configuration
options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
S.M.A.R.T. Status Check [On]
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]
Hot Plug [Disabled] (SATA6G_1 - SATA6G_6)
These items allow you to enable/disable SATA Hot Plug Support. Configuration options:
[Disabled] [Enabled]
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