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SATA Configuration
When this submenu is selected, the AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence of the SATA
devices that are supported by the Intel PCH chip and displays the following items:
SATA Controller
This item enables or disables the onboard SATA controller supported by the Intel PCH chip.
The options are Disable and Enable.
Configure SATA as (Available when the item above: SATA Controller is set to
enabled)
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 AHCI and
RAID. (Note: This item is hidden when the SATA Controller item is set to Disabled.)
SATA HDD Unlock
Select Enable to unlock SATA HDD password in the OS. The options are Disable and Enable.
SATA/sSATA RAID Boot Select
This feature allows the user to decide which controller should be used for system boot. The
options are None, SATA Controller, sSATA Controller and Both.
Aggressive Link Power Management
When this item is set to Enabled, the SATA AHCI controller manages the power use of the
SATA link. The controller will put the link in a low power mode during an extended period of
I/O inactivity, and will return the link to an active state when I/O activity resumes. The options
are Disable and Enable.
SATA RAID Option ROM/UEFI Driver (Available when the item "Configure SATA as"
is set to "RAID")
Select EFI to load the EFI driver for system boot. Select Legacy to load a legacy driver for
system boot. The options are Legacy ,EFI and Disable.
SATA Port 0 - SATA Port 7
Hot Plug
Select Enable to support Hot-plugging for the device installed on a selected SATA port
which will allow the user to replace the device installed in the slot without shutting down
the system. The options are Enable and Disabled.
Spin Up Device
On an edge detect from 0 to 1, set this item to allow the SATA device installed on the SATA
port specified by the user to start a COMRESET initialization. The options are Enable and
Disable.
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