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sSATA Configuration
When this submenu is selected, the AMI BIOS automatically detects the
presence of the SATA devices that are supported by the PCH-sSATA
controller and displays the following items:
sSATA Controller
This item enables or disables the onboard SATA controller supported by the
Intel PCH-sSATA controller. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
Configure sSATA as
Select IDE to configure an sSATA drive specified by the user as an IDE drive.
Select AHCI to configure an sSATA drive specified by the user as an AHCI
drive. Select RAID to configure an sSATA drive specified by the user as a
RAID drive. The options are IDE, AHCI, and RAID.
*If the item above "Configure sSATA as" is set to AHCI, the following items
will display:
Support Aggressive Link Power Management
When this item is set to Enabled, the SATA AHCI controller manages the
power usage of the SATA link. The controller will put the link to a low power
state when the I/O is inactive for an extended period of time, and the power
state will return to normal when the I/O becomes active. The options are
Disabled and Enabled.
sSATA Port 0-Port 3
This item displays the information detected on the installed on the sSATA
port. specified by the user.
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Model number of drive and capacity
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Software preserve support
Port 0-Port 3 Hot Plug
Select Enabled to support Hot-plugging for the selected SATA port which will
allow the user to replace a device without shutting down the system. The
options are Disabled and Enabled.
sSATA Port 0-Port 3 Spin Up Device
On an edge detect from 0 to 1, set this item to allow the PCH to start a
COMRESET initialization to the device. The options are Disabled and Enabled.
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