EUROCOM NEPTUNE 4, User Manual

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BIOS Utilities
Advanced Menu 5 - 9
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Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology (Advanced Menu)
Enable/disable Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology from this menu to provide
high-performance SATA RAID capabilities for Windows 8 . Note that this menu
item will be available if UEFI Boot is enabled (see “Boot Menu” on page 5 - 17 )
and the SATA Mode (Advanced Menu) is set to RAID (see below).
SATA Mode (Advanced Menu)
You can configure SATA (Serial ATA) control to operate in AHCI (Advanced Host
Controller Interface) or RAID (Redundant Array of Independent disks) modes from
this menu. The SATA Mode should be set BEFORE installing an operating sys-
tem , and after you have backed up all necessary files and data (see sidebar). See
“Setting Up SATA RAID or AHCI Mode” on page 7 - 2 for details. Make sure you
install the Intel Rapid Storage Technology application if you have set the SATA
Mode to RAID, or to AHCI “IRST Driver Installation” on page 7 - 10 .
Boot Logo (Advanced Menu)
Use this menu item to enable/disable the Boot Logo screen at system startup if you
have not enabled UEFI Boot . If you disable the Boot Logo you will not see the F2
Enter Setup or F7 Boot Options prompts on the screen, however you can still press
these keys, while the boot screen is displayed, to perform the Enter Setup or Boot
Option functions.
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SATA Mode
Selection
If you have installed the
Windows OS with ei-
ther AHCI or RAID
mode enabled, DO NOT
disable the set mode (if
you wish to disable the
set mode you will need
to reinstall the
Windows
OS).