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SATA Conguration
Version 2.11.1210. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc.
Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc.
SATA Configuration
Onboard SATA Controller [Enabled]
SATA Mode [Native Mode]
Serial-ATA Controller 0 [Compatible]
Serial-ATA Controller 1 [Enhanced]
▶ SATA Port1:Not Present
▶ SATA Port2:Not Present
▶ SATA Port3:Not Present
▶ SATA Port4:Not Present
→ ←: Select Screen
↑ ↓: Select Item
Enter: Select
+/-: Change Opt.
F1: General Help
F2: Previous Values
F3: Optimized Defaults
F4: Save & Exit
ESC: Exit
SATA Ports Device Names if
Present and Enabled.
Advanced
► Onboard SATA Controller
This item is used to enable or disable the onboard SATA controller.
► SATA Mode
This item is used to set the operating mode of your SATA ports. Setting options:[Disabled];[Nat
ive IDE Mode]; [AHCI Mode].
[NativeIDE]-ThiscongurestheSATAportstosupportnativeIDEmode.
[AHCI]-TheAdvancedHostControllerInterface(AHCI)specicationdescribestheregister
levelinterfaceforaHostControllerforSerialATA.Thespecicationincludesadescriptionof
the hardware/software interface between system software and the host controller hardware.
AHCI provides more advanced features including SATA features, but some SATA drives may
notsupportAHCI,unlesstheyarelabeledwithAHCIsupportinitsspecication.
If your motherboard supporting AHCI, and you have a SATA device, which also supports AHCI,
then you can select IDE option to have fair performance (only PATA, SATA level), or you can
select AHCI to get its best performance.
► Serial-ATA Controller 0 (Appears when “SATA Mode” is set to [IDE Mode])
Serial-ATAController0aretheSATAports1,2,3,4of the motherboard. This item allows you
select the mode of the SATA ports. Setting values are: [Disabled], [Compatible], [Enhanced].
► Serial-ATA Controller 1 (Appears when “SATA Mode” is set to [IDE Mode])
Serial-ATAController1aretheSATAports5,6ofthe motherboard. This item allows you select
the mode of the SATA ports. Setting values are: [Disabled], [Enhanced].
► SATA Port1/SATA Port2/SATA Port3/SATA Port4
Press <Enter> to go to its submenu. This item is used to show the SATA Device information.