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Port 0 ~ Port 7 Hot Plug
Set this item to Enabled for hot-plugging support, which will allow the user to replace a SATA
drive without shutting down the system. The options are Disabled and Enabled.
Port 0 ~ Port 7 Spin Up Device
On an edge detect from 0 to 1, set this item to allow the PCH to initialize the device. The
options are Disabled and Enabled.
Port 0 ~ Port 7 SATA Device Type
Use this item to specify if the SATA port specified by the user should be connected to a Solid
State drive or a Hard Disk Drive. The options are Hard Disk Drive and Solid State Drive.
PCH sSATA 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:
sSATA Controller
This item enables or disables the onboard sSATA controller supported by the Intel PCH chip.
The options are Enable and Disable.
SATA HDD Unlock
This feature allows the user to remove any password-protected SATA disk drives. The options
are Disable and Enable.
Aggressive Link Power Management
When this item is set to Enabled, 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 Disabled and Enabled.
sSATA Port 5
This item displays the information detected on the installed Solid State Drive (SSD) on the
particular SATA port.
PCIe/PCI/PnP Configuration
The following information will be displayed:
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PCI Bus Driver Version
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PCI Devices Common Settings:
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