Arbor Technology EasyBoard-882E, User Manual

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BIOS
Serial ATA Port 3
Features the following settings:
Setting Description
Port 4
Enables/disables the SATA port.
Enabled is the default.
Hot Plug
Sets whether to make the SATA port an hot pluggable
one.
Disabled is the default.
External SATA
Enables/disables external SATA support.
Disabled is the default.
Spin Up Device
For the platforms with numerous Serial ATA hard
disk drives, the power issue regarding the electrical
current load during system power-up is often critical.
This setting enables/disables “Staggered Spin
Up”, which provides a simple mechanism for SATA
HBAs (host bus adapters) to sequence disk drive
initialization and spin-up.
Disabled is the default.
These settings are available only when SATA Mode Selection is set to
AHCI or RAID .