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SATA Mode Selection [AHCI]
Allows you to set the SATA configuration.
[AHCI]
Set to [AHCI] when you want the SATA hard disk drives to use the AHCI
(Advanced Host Controller Interface). The AHCI allows the onboard storage
driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage
performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally
optimize the order of commands.
[RAID]
Set to [RAID Mode] when you want to create a RAID configuration from the
SATA hard disk drives.
Aggressive LPM Support [Disabled]
This item is designed for LPM (link power management) support with a better energy saving
conditions. When disabled, the hot plug function of SATA ports are disabled. Configuration
options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Smart Self Test [On]
This item allows you to enable or disable the SMART Self Test on all HDDs during POST.
Configuration options: [On] [Off]
SATA6G_1~6(Gray) [Enabled]
Allow you to enable/disable the SATA6G_1~6 port. Configuration options: [Disabled]
[Enabled]
Hot Plug [Disabled]
These items allow you to enable/disable SATA Hot Plug Support. Configuration options:
[Disabled] [Enabled]
USB Configuration
The items in this menu allow you to change the USB‑related features.
The
USB Devices
item shows the auto‑detected values. If no USB device is detected, the
item shows None.
Legacy USB Support [Enabled]
[Enabled]
Enables the support for USB devices on legacy operating systems (OS).
[Disabled]
The USB devices can be used only for the BIOS setup program.
[Auto]
Allows the system to detect the presence of USB devices at startup. If
detected, the USB controller legacy mode is enabled. If no USB device is
detected, the legacy USB support is disabled.
XHCI Hand-off [Disabled]
[Enabled]
Enables the support for operating systems without an XHCI hand‑off
feature.
[Disabled]
Disables the function.
