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XHCI Pre-Boot Driver
Enable this feature to load the Intel XHCI pre-boot driver. The settings are
Enabled and Disabled.
SATA Configuration
When this submenu is selected, the 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 Enabled and Disabled.
Configure SATA as
Select the SATA configuration. The options are IDE, AHCI, and RAID. The items
below differ depending on this choice.
If SATA is configured as IDE:
The SATA ports are listed. For each, you can identify whether the port is
connected to a hard drive or a solid state drive.
If SATA is configured as AHCI, the following items are displayed:
The SATA ports are listed.
Support 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 Enabled and Disabled.
SATA Port 0~ Port 5
This item displays the information detected on the installed SATA drive on the
particular SATA port, including the model number of the drive, capacity, and the
Software Preserve Support.
Port 0 ~ Port 5 Spin Up Device
Only devices for which this is Enabled will spin up at boot. The options are
Enabled and Disabled. If no devices are Enabled, all will spin up at boot.
Port 0 ~ Port 5 SATA Device Type
For each port, you can identify whether it is connected to a hard drive or a
solid state drive.
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Chapter 7: AMI BIOS
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