16 CHAPTER 2 BIOS SETUP
SATA Conguration
SATA Controller(s)
Use this item to enable or disable the on-chip SATA controller. The default setting is Enabled.
SATA Mode Selection
This item is used to congure SATA mode. The default setting is IDE.
Aggressive LPM Support
This item is used to enable aggressive LPM (link power management) support. The default setting is
Disabled.
SATA Controller Speed
This item is used to congure SATA controller speed.
SMART Self Test
This item is used to enable monitoring of hard disks that support the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring And
Reporting Technology) feature, which can allow the hard disk to report, under some circumstances,
impending failures of the hard disk.
Figure 2.6 SATA
Conguration sub-menu