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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 SCU controller and displays the
following items:
sSATA Controller
This item enables or disables the onboard SATA controller supported by the Intel
SCU chip. 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 op-
tions are IDE, AHCI, and RAID.
Note: This is item is hidden when the sSATA Controller is set to Disabled.
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 in a low power mode during
extended periods of I/O inactivity, and will return the link to an active state when
I/O activity resumes. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
Note: This item is hidden when Configuration sSATA is set to IDE.
sSATA RAID Option ROM/UEFI Driver
Select EFI to load the EFI driver for system boot. Select Legacy to load a legacy
driver for system boot. The options are Disabled, EFI, and Legacy.
Note: This item is exposed when Configuration sSATA is set to RAID.
SATA/sSATA RAID Boot Select
Select the SATA controller from where the system boots from. The options are
SATA Controller, sSATA Controller and Both.
Note: This item is exposed when Configuration sSATA is set to RAID.
Select either SATA Controller or sSATA Controller option as a boot volume
for WIndows Server 2012 R2 installation. Select BOTH for other Windows
Editions.
sSATA Port 0 Spin Up Device
On an edge detect from 0 to 1, set this item to allow the PCH to start a COMRE-
SET initialization to the device. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
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