Intel® Server Board X38ML
System BIOS
Revision 1.3
Intel order number E15331-006
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Table 10. Setup Utility — ATA Controller Configuration Screen Fields
Setup Item
Options
Help Text
Comments
Onboard SATA
Controller
Enabled
Disabled
Onboard Serial ATA (SATA)
controller.
When enabled, the SATA
controller can be configured in
IDE, RAID, or AHCI Mode. RAID
and AHCI modes are mutually
exclusive.
Configure SATA as
IDE
AHCI
RAID
[IDE] - SATA controller will be in
IDE legacy mode.
[AHCI] - Advanced Host
Controller Interface (AHCI)
option ROM will enumerate all
AHCI devices connected to the
SATA ports.
Contact your OS vendor
regarding OS support of this
feature.
[RAID] - SATA controller will be
in RAID mode and the Intel
®
RAID for Serial ATA option ROM
will execute.
When AHCI is selected:
The identification and
configuration is left to the AHCI
Option ROM. Only devices
supported by the AHCI Option
ROM are displayed in setup
(SATA HDD and SATA CDROM)
other devices are available in the
operating system after their
drivers are loaded.
When RAID is selected, no SATA
drive information is displayed.
SATA Port 0
< Not Installed/Drive
information>
N/A
Information only
; Unavailable
when RAID Mode is enabled.
SATA Port 1
< Not Installed/Drive
information>
N/A
Information only
; This field is
unavailable when RAID Mode is
enabled.
SATA Port 2
< Not Installed/Drive
information>
N/A
Information only
; This field is
unavailable when RAID Mode is
enabled.
SATA Port 3
< Not Installed/Drive
information>
N/A
I
nformation only
; This field is
unavailable when RAID Mode is
enabled.
4.3.2.2.4
Serial Ports Screen
The Serial Ports screen provides fields to configure the Serial A [COM 1] and Serial B [COM2].
To access this screen from the Main screen, select
Advanced
>
Serial Port
.