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Chapter 4
SATA Controllers Configuration Settings
While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects
the presence of SATA devices. The SATA Port items show
"Empty" if no SATA device is installed to the corresponding
SATA port.
SATA Mode Selection
The system supports various SATA mode.
Item
IDE Mode Set to IDE mode when your want to use the
Serial-ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA
physical storage devices.
AHCI Mode Set to AHCI mode 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 SATA features that increases
storage performance or workloads where
multiple simultaneous read/write requests are
outstanding, most often occurring in server-
type applications (native command queuing). It
also facilitates hot swapping.
Disable Disable the SATA controller.
Serial ATA Port 0/1/2/3
Use this menu to configure specific SATA Port for all ports
on the system.
Option
Staggered Spin-up is a simple mechanism by which the
Spin-Up storage subsystem controller can sequence
hard disk drive initialization and spin-up. Set to
control whether each specific drive will spin up.
External Enable or disable external SATA connectivity.
Hot Plug The AHCI of SATA provides hot plug capability
to allow drives to be added or removed with the
PC running.
M echanical Enable this option to support a mechanical
Switch presence switch attached to this port. Disable
this option to not support a mechanical
presence switch attached to this port.
Network Application Platforms
Selection
Description
Bios Settings
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