Storage Configuration - ASROCK Q87WSA-DL User Manual

3.4.3 Storage Configuration

SATA Controller(s)
Use this item to enable or disable the SATA Controller feature.
SATA Mode Selection
This item is for SATA3_0 to SATA3_5 ports. Use this to select SATA mode.
Configuration options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI Mode] and [RAID Mode]. The
default value is [AHCI Mode].
AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) supports NCQ and other
new features that will improve SATA disk performance but IDE mode
does not have these advantages.
SATA Aggressive Link Power Management
Use this item to configure SATA Aggressive Link Power Management.
SATA RX Value
Use this to select a different value if the SATA port has HDD compatibility
issue.
Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T.
Use this item to enable or disable the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analy-
sis, and Reporting Technology) feature. Configuration options: [Disabled]
and [Enabled].
ASMedia SATA3 Mode
This item is for SATA3_A0 and SATA3_A1 ports. Use this to select ASMe-
dia SATA3 mode. Configuration options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI Mode] and
[Disabled]. The default value is [AHCI Mode].
SATA Boot ROM
Use this to enable or disable ASMedia SATA Boot ROM. The default value
is [Disabled].
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