Usb Configuration - Asus Z170M-E D3 User Manual

SATA Controller(s) [Enabled]
Enables or disables onboard the SATA device. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
The following items appear only when you set the SATA Controller(s) to [Enabled].
SATA Mode Selection [AHCI]
Allows you to set the SATA configuration.
[AHCI]
[RAID]
The following items appear only when you set the SATA Mode Selection to [RAID].
CR#1 RST Pcie Storage Remapping [Disabled]
This item allows you to enable or disable the RST Pcie Storage Remapping feature.
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]
SMART Self Test [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]
SATA6G_3~6(Gray) [Enabled]
Allow you to enable/disable the SATA6G_3~6 port. Configuration options: [Disabled]
[Enabled]
Hot Plug [Disabled]
These items allow you to enable/disable SATA Hot Plug Support. Configuration options:
[Disabled] [Enabled]
The following item appears only when you set the Hot Plug item to [Enabled].
Mechanical Presence Switch [Enabled]
Enables or disables reporting if the SATA port has an Mechanical Presence Switch.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
2.6.6

USB Configuration

The items in this menu allow you to change the USB-related features.
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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.
Set to [RAID Mode] when you want to create a RAID configuration from the
SATA hard disk drives.
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