Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H - Page 55

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Marvell ATA Controller Conguration `
GSATA Controller (Marvell 88SE9172 Chip, GSATA3 6 and GSATA3 7 connectors) &
Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controllers integrated in the Marvell 88SE9172 chip or congures
the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. The area below displays the current status of the two SATA ports.
IDE Mode Disables RAID for the SATA controllers and congures the SATA controllers to IDE 
mode.
AHCI Mode Congures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface 
(AHCI) is an interface specication that allows the storage driver to enable advanced
Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. (Default)
RAID Mode Enables RAID for the SATA controllers. 
Disabled Disables this function. 