Chapter 4: AMI BIOS
The remaining options in the section are similar across Serial ATA
Ports 0 through 5.
Serial ATA Port
This item displays the detected SATA drive, If any.
Hot Plug
This feature designates the port specified for hot plugging. Set this item
to Enabled for hot-plugging support, which will allow the user to replace
a SATA disk drive without shutting down the system. The options are
Disabled and Enabled.
Configured as eSATA
This item displays the eSATA status for the detected hard drive.
Spin Up Device
When this option is disabled, all drives will spin up at boot. When this
option is enabled, it will perform Staggered Spin Up on any drive this
option is activated. The options are Disabled and Enabled.
SATA Device Type
Use this feature to identify the type of HDD that is connected to the
STATA port. The options are Hard Disk Drive and Solid State Drive.
PCH-FW Configuration
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