Option Description
• COM4
NOTE: The operating system may allocate resources even if the setting is disabled.
SATA Operation
Tower 5810 and Tower 7810
Allows you to configure the internal SATA hard-drive controller. The options are:
• Disabled
• ATA
• AHCI
• RAID On (Default)
NOTE: SATA is configured to support RAID mode. No SATA operation support in Tower
7910.
Tower 7910
Allows you to configure the internal SATA hard-drive controller. The options are:
• Disabled
• ATA
• AHCI (Default)
NOTE: SATA is configured to support RAID mode. No SATA operation support in Tower
7910.
Drives
Tower 5810 and Tower 7810
Allows you to configure the SATA drives on board. The options are:
• HDD–0
• HDD–1
• HDD–2
• HDD–3
• ODD–0
• ODD–1
Default Setting: All drives are enabled.
NOTE: If the hard drives are connected to a RAID controller card, the hard drives will
display {none} in all the fields. The hard drives can be seen in the RAID controller card
BIOS.
Tower 7910 • SATA–0
• SATA–1
Default Setting: All drives are enabled.
NOTE: If the hard drives are connected to a RAID controller card, the hard drives will
display {none} in all the fields. The hard drives can be seen in the RAID controller card
BIOS.
SMART Reporting This field controls if the hard drive errors for the integrated drives are reported during system startup.
This technology is part of the SMART (Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) specification.
• Enable SMART Reporting - This option is disabled by default.
USB Configuration Allows you to enable or disable the internal USB configuration. The options are:
• Enable Boot Support
• Enable Front USB Ports
• Enable internal USB ports
• Enable rear USB Ports
SAS RAID Controller
(Tower 7910 only)
Allows you to control the operation of the integrated SAS RAID HDD controller.
• Enabled (Default)
• Disabled.
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