Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX - Chapter 3: BIOS Setup; PCH Storage and PCIe Configuration

ASUS MAXIMUS IX APEX
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Chapter 3
3.6.2 Platform Misc Configuration
TheitemsinthismenuallowyoutochangetheASPMforPCHandSAPCIExpress.
3.6.3 System Agent (SA) Configuration
TheitemsinthismenuallowyoutoadjusttheLinkSpeedforPEGPortandMulti-Monitor.
3.6.4 PCH Configuration
TheitemsinthismenuallowyoutoadjustthePCHPCIExpressspeed.
PCI Express Configuration
ThisitemallowsyoutocongurethePCIExpressslots.
PCIe Speed
ThisitemallowsyoursystemtoautomaticallyselectthePCIExpressportspeed.
Congurationoptions:[Auto][Gen1][Gen2][Gen3]
3.6.5 PCH Storage Configuration
WhileenteringSetup,theBIOSautomaticallydetectsthepresenceofSATAdevices.The
SATAPortitemsshowEmptyifnoSATAdeviceisinstalledtothecorrespondingSATAport.
SATA Controller(s)
ThisitemallowsyoutoenableordisabletheSATADevice.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
SATA Mode Selection
ThisitemallowsyoutosettheSATAconguration.
[AHCI] Setto[AHCI]whenyouwanttheSATAharddiskdrivesto
usetheAHCI(AdvancedHostControllerInterface).The
AHCIallowstheonboardstoragedrivertoenableadvanced
SerialATAfeaturesthatincreasesstorageperformanceon
randomworkloadsbyallowingthedrivetointernallyoptimize
theorderofcommands.
[IntelRSTPremium
WithIntelOptane
SystemAcceleration
(RAID)]
Setto[IntelRSTPremiumWithIntelOptaneSystem
Acceleration(RAID)]whenyouwanttocreateaRAID
congurationfromtheSATAharddiskdrives.