Storage Coniguration - ASROCK X99 WS-E/10G User Manual

4.4.3 Storage Coniguration

Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T.
S.M.A.R.T stands for Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. It is a
monitoring system for computer hard disk drives to detect and report on various
indicators of reliability.
Marvell 9172 Controller
Enable or disable the Marvell 9172 Controller.
Marvell 9172 Operation Mode
Use this to select Marvell SATA3 operation mode. Coniguration options:
[IDE Mode], [AHCI Mode], [RAID Mode]. he default value is [AHCI Mode].
Bootable Marvell 9172 SATA3
Use this to enable or disable Onboard Marvell SATA3 Option ROM. If Option
ROM is disabled, UEFI cannot use the SATA device to connect to Marvell SATA3
controller as Boot Device.
*We recommend you to use Intel® SATA ports (SATA3_0 to SATA3_5) for your
bootable devices. his will minimize your boot time and get the best performance.
But if you still want to boot from a Marvell SATA3 controller, please set this item to
Yes.
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