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Table 7. SATA Settings details (continued)
Option
Security Freeze Lock
Write Cache
Port n
NVMe Settings
This option sets the NVMe drive mode. If the system contains NVMe drives that you want to configure in a RAID array, you
must set both this field and the Embedded SATA field on the SATA settings menu to RAID Mode. You may also need to change
the Boot Mode setting to UEFI.
To view the NVMe Settings screen, power on the system, press F2, and click System Setup Main Menu > System BIOS >
NVMe Settings.
Table 9. NVMe Settings details
Option
NVMe mode
BIOS NVMe driver
Boot Settings
You can use the Boot Settings screen to set the boot mode to either BIOS or UEFI. It also enables you to specify the boot
order.
● UEFI: The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) is a new interface between operating systems and platform
firmware. The interface consists of data tables with platform related information, boot and runtime service calls that are
available to the operating system and its loader. The following benefits are available when the Boot Mode is set to UEFI:
○ Support for drive partitions larger than 2 TB.
○ Enhanced security (e.g., UEFI Secure Boot).
○ Faster boot time.
NOTE: You must use only the UEFI boot mode in order to boot from NVMe drives.
● BIOS: The BIOS Boot Mode is the legacy boot mode. It is maintained for backward compatibility.
Description
1. You might also need to change the Boot Mode setting to UEFI. Otherwise, you
should set the field to Non-RAID mode.
2. No ESXi and Ubuntu OS support under RAID mode.
Sends Security Freeze Lock command to the embedded SATA drives during POST.
This option is applicable only for AHCI Mode. This option is set to Enabled by default.
Enables or disables the command for the embedded SATA drives during POST. This
option is set to Disabled by default.
Sets the drive type of the selected device.
For AHCI Mode or RAID modes, BIOS support is always enabled.
Table 8. Port n
Options
Model
Drive Type
Capacity
Description
Enables or disables the boot mode. The option is set to Non-RAID mode by default.
Sets the drive type to boot the NVMe driver. The available options are Dell Qualified
Drives and All Drives. This option is set to Dell Qualified Drives by default.
Descriptions
Specifies the drive model of the selected
device.
Specifies the type of drive attached to
the SATA port.
Specifies the total capacity of the drive.
This field is undefined for removable
media devices such as optical drives.
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