Chapter 7: BIOS
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*If the item above "Confi gure SATA as" is set to RAID, 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 to a low power state when
the I/O is inactive for an extended period of time, and the power state will return
to normal when the I/O becomes active. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
SATA RAID Option ROM/UEFI Driver
Select EFI to load the EFI driver for system boot. Select Legacy to load a legacy
driver for system boot. The options are Disabled, EFI, and Legacy.
Serial ATA Port 0~ Port 5
This item displays the information detected on the installed SATA drives 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 specifi ed by the user. The options are
Disabled and Enabled.
Port 0 ~ Port 5 Hot Plug
Select Enabled to enable hot-plugging support for a port specifi ed by the user,
which will allow the user to replace a SATA disk drive installed on this port 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 start a
COMRESET initialization to the device. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
Port 0 ~ Port 5 SATA Device Type
Use this item to specify if the SATA port specifi ed 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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