BIOS Setup Utility Intel® Server Boards S5520HC, S5500HCV, and S5520HCT TPS
Revision 1.8
Intel order number E39529-013
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Table 26. Setup Utility — Mass Storage Controller Configuration Screen Fields
Setup Item Options Help Text Comments
Intel
Entry SAS RAID
Module
Enabled
Disabled
Enabled or Disable the Intel
SAS Entry RAID
Module
Unavailable if the SAS Module
(AXX4SASMOD) is not present.
Configure Intel
Entry
SAS RAID Module
IT/IR RAID
Intel
®
ESRTII
IT/IR RAID – Supports Entry-Level HW RAID 0,
RAID 1, and RAID 1e, as well as native SAS
pass through mode; Intel
®
ESRTII - Intel
®
Embedded Server RAID Technology II, which
supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and RAID 5
mode. RAID 5 support requires optional
Software RAID 5 Activation Key
Unavailable if the SAS Module
(AXX4SASMOD) is disabled or
not present.
Onboard SATA
Controller
Enabled
Disabled
Onboard Serial ATA (SATA) controller.
SATA Mode
Enhanced
Compatibility
AHCI
SW RAID
[ENHANCED] - Supports up to 6 SATA ports
with IDE Native Mode.
[COMPATIBILITY] - Supports up to 4 SATA
ports[0/1/2/3] with IDE Legacy mode and 2
SATA ports[4/5] with IDE Native Mode.
[AHCI] - Supports all SATA ports using the
Advanced Host Controller Interface.
[SW RAID] - Supports configuration of SATA
ports for RAID via RAID configuration software.
No longer displays when the
Onboard SATA Controller is
disabled.
Changing this setting requires a
reboot before you can set the
HDD boot order.
[SW RAID] option is unavailable
when EFI Optimized Boot is
Enabled. SW RAID can only be
used in Legacy Boot mode.
SATA Port 0 < Not
Installed/Driv
e
information>
Information only. This field is
unavailable when RAID Mode is
enabled.
SATA Port 1 < Not
Installed/Driv
e
information>
Information only. This field is
unavailable when RAID Mode is
enabled.
SATA Port 2 < Not
Installed/Driv
e
information>
Information only. This field is
unavailable when RAID Mode is
enabled.
SATA Port 3 < Not
Installed/Driv
e
information>
Information only. This field is
unavailable when RAID Mode is
enabled.
SATA Port 4 < Not
Installed/Driv
e
information>
Information only. This field is
unavailable when RAID Mode is
enabled.
SATA Port 5
< Not
Installed/Driv
e
information>
Information only. This field is
unavailable when RAID Mode is
enabled.