SATA Settings
You can use the
SATA Settings
screen to view the SATA settings of SATA devices and enable RAID on
your system.
NOTE: Dell Storage NX system does not support HDDs connected to SATA ports and does not
enable SATA RAID Mode. It supports only PERC RAID Controller.
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SATA Settings details
System BIOS
Viewing SATA Settings
Viewing SATA Settings
To view the
SATA Settings
screen, perform the following steps:
1.
Turn on, or restart your system.
2.
Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:
F2 = System Setup
NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish
booting, and then restart your system and try again.
3.
On the
System Setup Main Menu
screen, click
System BIOS
.
4.
On the
System BIOS
screen, click
SATA Settings
.
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SATA Settings details
The
SATA Settings
screen details are explained as follows:
Option
Description
Embedded SATA
Enables the embedded SATA option to be set to
Off
, ,
AHCI
, or
RAID
modes. This
option is set to
AHCI
by default.
Security Freeze
Lock
Sends Security Freeze Lock command to the Embedded SATA drives during POST.
This option is applicable only for AHCI mode.
Write Cache
Enables or disables the command for Embedded SATA drives during POST.
Port A
For
AHCI
or
RAID
mode, BIOS support is always enabled.
Option
Description
Model
Specifies the drive model of the selected device.
Drive Type
Specifies the type of drive attached to the SATA port.
Capacity
Specifies the total capacity of the hard drive. This field is
undefined for removable media devices such as optical
drives.
Port B
For
AHCI
or
RAID
mode, BIOS support is always enabled.
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