Cpu Configuration; Sata Configuration - Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII FORMULA User Manual

3.6.2

CPU Configuration

The items in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically
detects.
The items in this menu may vary based on the CPU installed.
PSS Support
This item allows you enable or disable the generation of ACPI_PPC, _PSS, and _PCT
objects.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto]
NX Mode
This item allows you enable or disable no-execute page protection function.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
SVM Mode
This item allows you enable or disable CPU virtualization.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
3.6.3

SATA Configuration

While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of SATA devices. The
SATA Port items show Not Present if no SATA device is installed to the corresponding
SATA port.
SATA0 Enable
This item allows you to enable or disable the SATA Device.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
SATA1 Enable
This item allows you to enable or disable the SATA Device.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
SATA Mode
This item allows you to set the SATA configuration.
[AHCI] Set to [AHCI] when you want the SATA hard disk drives to use the
AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface). The AHCI allows the
onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that
increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing
the drive to internally optimize the order of commands.
[RAID] Set to [RAID] when you want to create a RAID configuration from
the SATA hard disk drives.
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