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SATA Confi guration
When this submenu is selected, the AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence
of IDE or SATA devices and displays the following items.
SATA Port0~SATA Port5:
The AMI BIOS displays the status of each SATA port as detected by the BIOS.
SATA Mode
Use this feature to confi gure SATA mode for a selected SATA port. The options are
Disabled, IDE Mode, AHCI Mode and RAID Mode. The following are displayed
depending on your selection:
IDE Mode
The following items are displayed when IDE Mode is selected:
SATA (Serial-ATA) Controller 0/SATA (Serial-ATA) Controller 1
Use this feature to activate/deactivate and to set the SATA mode for SATA
Controller 0 or SATA Controller 1. The options for Controller 0 are Disabled,
Enhanced and Compatible. The Options for Controller 1 are Disabled and
Enhanced.
AHCI Mode
The following items are displayed when the AHCI Mode is selected.
Aggressive Link Power Management
Select Enabled to enable Aggressive Link Power Management support for
Cougar Point B0 stepping and beyond. The options are Enabled and Dis-
abled.
Port 0~5 Hot Plug
Select Enabled to enable hot-plug support for a particular port, which will allow
the user to change a hardware component or device without shutting down
the system. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
Staggered Spin Up
Select Enabled to enable Staggered Spin-up support to prevent excessive
power consumption caused by multiple HDDs spinning-up simultaneously.
The options are Enabled and Disabled.
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