Supermicro 6028R-E1CR12T User Manual page 110

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UPER ERVER 6028R-E1CR12T User's Manual
SATA Configuration
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When this submenu is selected, AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence of
the SATA devices that are supported by the Intel PCH chip and displays the fol-
lowing items:
SATA Controller
Select Enabled to enable the onboard SATA controller supported by the Intel PCH
chip. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
Configure SATA as
Select IDE to configure a SATA drive specified by the user as an IDE drive. Select
AHCI to configure a SATA drive specified by the user as an AHCI drive. Select
RAID to configure a SATA drive specified by the user as a RAID drive. The options
are IDE, AHCI, and RAID.
*If the item above "Configure SATA 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 Enabled and Disabled.
SATA Port 0~ Port 5
This item displays the information of a SATA device installed on the SATA port
specified by the user.
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Model number of drive and capacity
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Software Preserve
Port 0~ Port 5
Select Enabled to enable a SATA port specified by the user. The options are Dis-
abled and Enabled.
Spin Up Device
On an edge detect from 0 to 1, set this item to allow the PCH to initialize the
device. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
SATA Device Type
Use this item to specify if the SATA port specified by the user should be con-
nected to a Solid State drive or a Hard Disk Drive. The options are Hard Disk
Drive and Solid State Drive.
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