Conga Tech Notes; Intel ® Pch-Lp Features; Intel ® Rapid Storage Technology; Ahci - Congatec COM Express conga-TC87 User Manual

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conga Tech Notes

The conga-TC87 has some technological features that require additional explanation. The following section will give the reader a better
understanding of some of these features. This information will also help to gain a better understanding of the information found in the System
Resources section of this user's guide as well as some of the setup nodes found in the BIOS Setup Program description section.
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8.1 Intel PCH-LP Features
8.1.1 Intel ® Rapid Storage Technology
The Intel ® 8 Series PCH-LP provides support for Intel
8.1.1.1

AHCI

The Intel ® 8 Series PCH-LP provides hardware support for Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI), a standardized programming interface
for SATA host controllers. Platforms supporting AHCI may take advantage of performance features such as port independent DMA engines
(each device is treated as a master) and hardware-assisted native command queuing. AHCI also provides usability enhancements such as
Hot-Plug and advanced power management.
8.1.1.2

RAID

The industry-leading RAID capability provides high performance RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 functionality on the 4 SATA ports of Intel
PCH-LP. Software components include an Option ROM for pre-boot configuration and boot functionality, a Microsoft* Windows* compatible
driver, and a user interface for configuration and management of the RAID capability of the Intel
8.1.1.3 Intel ® Smart Response Technology
Intel® Smart Response Technology is a disk caching solution that can provide improved computer system performance with improved
power savings. It allows configuration of a computer systems with the advantage of having HDDs for maximum storage capacity with system
performance at or near SSD performance levels.
Note
This feature requires an Intel® Core Processor
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® Rapid Storage Technology, allowing AHCI functionality and RAID 0/1/5/10 support.
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