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SATA Device Type
Use this feature to specify if the device installed on 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
sSATA devices that are supported by the PCH and displays the following items:
sSATA Controller
This featured enables or disables the onboard sSATA controller supported by the Intel PCH.
The options are Enable and Disable.
Configure sSATA as (Available when sSATA Controller is set to Enable)
Select AHCI to configure an sSATA drive specified by the user as an AHCI drive. Select RAID
to configure an sSATA drive specified by the user as a RAID drive. The options are AHCI
and RAID. (Note: This feature is hidden when the sSATA Controller item is set to Disabled.)
SATA HDD Unlock (Available when sSATA Controller is set to Enable)
Select Enable to unlock sSATA HDD password in the OS. The options are Enable and Disable.
sSATA RSTe Boot Select (Available when Configure SATA as is set to RAID)
Select Enable for full int13h support which will allow the system to boot using a device attached
to the SATA controller. (Note: For this feature to work properly, please set the CSM Storage
OPRM policy to Legacy.) The options are Disable and Enable.
Aggressive Link Power Management
When this feature is set to Enable, the sSATA AHCI controller manages the power use of the
sSATA link. The controller will put the link in a low power mode during an extended period of
I/O inactivity, and will return the link to an active state when I/O activity resumes. The options
are Disable and Enable.
sSATA RAID Option ROM/UEFI Driver (Available when Configure sSATA as is set to
RAID)
Select EFI 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.
sSATA Port 0 - sSATA Port 5
Hot Plug
Select Enable to support Hot-plugging for the device installed on an sSATA port specified by
the user which will allow the user to replace the device installed in the slot without shutting
down the system. The options are Enable and Disabled.
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