MSI 5500 Master Series, User Manual

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BIOS Setup
AHCI Configuration
AHCI BIOS Support
This BIOS feature controls the SATA controller's AHCI (Advanced Host Control-
ler Interface) functionality. It is a new interface specification that enables ad-
vanced SATA features like Native Command Queuing (NCQ) and hot-plugging.
AHCI CD/DVD Boot Time Out
This setting specifies the delay of the AHCI CD/DVD drivers loading for multi-
read/write. Changing the value to 0 will grant no delay at boot.
AHCI Port 0/1/2/3/4/5
SATA Port 0
This setting controls the SATA port 0.
S.M.A.R.T.
This allows you to activate the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis & Re-
porting Technology) capability for the hard disks. S.M.A.R.T is a utility that
monitors your disk status to predict hard disk failure. This gives you an
opportunity to move data from a hard disk that is going to fail to a safe place
before the hard disk becomes offline.
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