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RMC-8357 User Manual
SATA Configuration
When this submenu is selected, the AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence of the SATA
devices that are supported by the Intel PCH chip and displays the following items:
SATA Controller
This item enables or disables the onboard SATA controller supported by the Intel PCH chip.
The options are Enabled and Disabled.
Configure SATA as
Select IDE to configure a SATA drive specified by the user as an IDE drive. Select AHCI to
configure a SATA drive specified by the user as an AHCI drive. Select RAID to configure a
SATA drive specified by the user as a RAID drive. The options are IDE, AHCI, and RAID.
If the item above "Configure SATA as" is set to AHCI, the following items will display:
Support Aggressive Link Power Management
When this item is set to Enabled, the SATA AHCI controller manages the power usage of the
SATA link. The controller will put the link in a low power mode during extended periods of I/O
inactivity, and will return the link to an active state when I/O activity resumes. The options are
Enabled and Disabled.
SATA Port 0 ~ Port 5
This item displays the information detected on the installed SATA drive on the particular
SATA port.
• Model number of drive and capacity
• Software Preserve Support
Port 0 ~ Port 5
Select Enabled to enable a SATA port specified by the user. The options are Disabled and
Enabled.
Port 0 ~ Port 5 Hot Plug
This feature designates the port specified for hot plugging. Set this item to Enabled for
hot-plugging support, which will allow the user to replace a SATA disk drive without shutting
down the system. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
Port
0
~
Port 5 Spin Up Device
On an edge detect from 0 to 1, set this item to allow the PCH to initialize the device. The options
are Enabled and Disabled.
Port
0
~
Port 5 SATA Device Type
Use this item to specify if the SATA port specified by the user should be connected to a Solid
State drive or a Hard Disk Drive. The options are Hard Disk Drive and Solid State Drive.
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