Asus TUF Z370-PRO GAMING - Platform Misc, System Agent, and PCH Configurations

ASUS TUF Z370-PRO GAMING
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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:[Enabled][Disabled]
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]
Setto[IntelRSTPremiumWithIntelOptaneSystem
Acceleration]whenyouwanttocreateaRAIDconguration
fromtheSATAharddiskdrives.