Supermicro X11SPG-TF User Manual page 87

PCH SATA Configuration
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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
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.
SATA HDD Unlock
This feature allows the user to remove any password-protected SATA disk drives. The options
are Enable and Disable.
Aggressive Link Power Management
When this item is set to Enable, 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 Disable and Enable.
*If the item "Configure SATA as" above is set to RAID, the following items will be avail-
able for configuration:
SATA RSTe Boot Info
Select Enable to provide full int13h support for the devices attached to SATA controller. The
options are Disable and Enable.
SATA RAID Option ROM/UEFI Driver
Select UEFI to load the EFI driver for system boot. Select Legacy to load a legacy driver for
system boot. The options are Disable, EFI, and Legacy.
SATA Port 0/4/5/6/7
This item displays the information detected on the installed SATA drive on the particular SATA
port.
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Model number of drive and capacity
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Software Preserve Support
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