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Viewing SATA Settings
To view the SATA Settings screen, perform the following steps:
1 Turn on, or restart your system.
2 Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:
F2 = System Setup
NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then restart
your system and try again.
3 On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.
4 On the System BIOS screen, click SATA Settings.
SATA Settings details
NOTE: The XC Series system does not support the NVDIMM-N, RAID, or UEFI settings.
The SATA Settings screen details are explained as follows:
Option Description
Embedded SATA Enables the embedded SATA option to be set to AHCI, or RAID modes. This option is set to AHCI by default.
Security Freeze Sends Security Freeze Lock command to the embedded SATA drives during POST. This option is applicable only
Lock for ATA and AHCI mode. This option is set to Enable by default.
Write Cache Enables or disables the command for the embedded SATA drives during POST. This option is set to Disable by
default.
Port A Sets the drive type of the selected device. For the Embedded SATA settings in ATA mode, set this field to Auto to
enable BIOS support. Set it to OFF to turn off BIOS support.
For AHCI or RAID mode, BIOS support is always enabled.
Option
Model
Drive Type
Capacity
Port B Sets the drive type of the selected device. For the Embedded SATA settings in ATA mode, set this field to Auto to
enable BIOS support. Set it to OFF to turn off BIOS support.
For AHCI or RAID mode, BIOS support is always enabled.
Option
Model
Drive Type
Capacity
Port C Sets the drive type of the selected device. For the Embedded SATA settings in ATA mode, set this field to Auto to
enable BIOS support. Set it to OFF to turn off BIOS support.
Description
Specifies the drive model of the selected device.
Specifies the type of drive attached to the SATA port.
Specifies the total capacity of the hard drive. This field is undefined for removable media
devices such as optical drives.
Description
Specifies the drive model of the selected device.
Specifies the type of drive attached to the SATA port.
Specifies the total capacity of the hard drive. This field is undefined for removable media
devices such as optical drives.
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