HP Compaq 6005 Pro Business PC Maintenance & Service Manual page 30

Table 3-3 Computer Setup—Storage (continued)
Option
Storage Options
18 Chapter 3 Computer Setup (F10) Utility
Description
Removable Media Boot
Enables/disables ability to boot the system from removable media.
eSATA Port
Allows you to enable eSATA support. This causes one of the SATA connectors to become eSATA
capable.
Max eSATA Speed
Allows you to choose 1.5 Gbps or 3.0 Gbps as the maximum eSATA speed. By default, the speed
is limited to 1.5 Gbps for maximum reliability.
CAUTION: Consult your eSATA drive and cable manufacturer before enabling 3.0 Gbps speed.
Some drive and cable combinations may not run reliably at 3.0 Gbps.
SATA Emulation
Allows you to choose how the SATA controller and devices are accessed by the operating system.
There are up to four supported options: Legacy Mode IDE, Native Mode IDE, AHCI, and RAID.
Legacy Mode IDE - This is the most backwards-compatible setting of these options. Operating
systems usually do not require additional driver support in IDE mode.
Native Mode IDE - Allows software to communicate with the SATA controller like a traditional PATA
controller using natively assigned PCI resources. The difference between it and Legacy Mode IDE
is that legacy mode uses the legacy resources for PATA controllers (IRQs 14 and 15, I/Os
1F0h-1F7h, 3F6h, 170h-177h, etc.).
AHCI (default option) - Allows operating systems with AHCI device drivers loaded to take advantage
of more advanced features of the SATA controller.
RAID - Allows DOS and boot access to RAID volumes. Use this mode with the RAID device driver
loaded in the operating system to take advantage of RAID features.
NOTE: The RAID/AHCI device driver must be installed prior to attempting to boot from a RAID/
AHCI volume. If you attempt to boot from a RAID/AHCI volume without the required device driver
installed, the system will crash (blue screen). RAID volumes may become corrupted if they are
booted to after disabling RAID.
For more information on RAID, go to http://www.hp.com/support. Select your country and language,
select See support and troubleshooting information, enter the model number of the computer,
and press Enter. In the Resources category, click Manuals (guides, supplements, addendums,
etc). Under Quick jump to manuals by category, click White papers.