Supermicro SUPERSERVER 5018D-FN8T - Sata Configuration

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SuperServer 5018D-FN8T User’s Manual
SATA Conguration
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.
Congure SATA as
Select IDE to congure a SATA drive specied by the user as an IDE drive. Select
AHCI to congure a SATA drive specied by the user as an AHCI drive. Select
RAID to congure a SATA drive specied by the user as a RAID drive. The options
are IDE, AHCI, and RAID.
*If the item "Congure SATA as" is set to AHCI, the following items will display:
SATA Frozen
Use this item to enable the HDD Security Frozen Mode. The options are Disabled
and Enabled.
SATA AHCI LPM
Use this feature to enable the Link Power Management for SATA AHCI. The options
are Disabled and Enabled.
Support Aggressive Link Power Mgmt
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 Disabled and Enabled.
SATA RAID Option ROM/UEFI Driver (Available if "Congure SATA As" is
set to RAID)
Select Enabled to use the SATA RAID Option ROM/UEFI driver for system boot.
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