Chapter 6: BIOS
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Aggressive Link Power Management
When this item is set to Enable, the SATA AHCI controller manages the power usage of the
SATA link. The controller puts the link in a low-power mode during extended periods of I/O
inactivity, and returns the link to an active state when I/O activity resumes. The options are
Disable
and Enable.
SATA RSTe Boot Info
(Only displays if "Configure SATA as" is set to RAID.) Select Enable to provide full int13h
support for the devices attached to SATA controller The options are Disable and
Enable
.
SATA RAID Option ROM/UEFI Driver
Select UEFI to load the EFI driver for system boot. Select Legacy to load a legacy driver for
system boot. The options are Disable, EFI, and
Legacy
.
SATA Port 0 ~ Port 7
This item displays the information detected on the installed SATA drive on the particular SATA
port.
•
Model number of drive and capacity
•
Software Preserve Support
Port 0 ~ Port 7 Hot Plug
Set this item to Enable for hot plug support, which will allow the user to replace a SATA
drive without shutting down the system. The options are
Disable
and Enable.
Port 0 ~ Port 7 Spin Up Device
On an edge detect from 0 to 1, set this item to allow the PCH to initialize the device. The
options are
Disable
and Enable.
Port 0 ~ Port 7 SATA Device Type
Use this item to specify if the SATA port specified by the user should be connected to a Solid
State drive or a Hard Disk Drive. The options are
Hard Disk Drive
and Solid State Drive.
PCH sSATA Configuration
When this submenu is selected, the AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence of the SATA
devices that are supported by the Intel PCH chip and displays the following items:
sSATA Controller
This item enables or disables the onboard sSATA controller supported by the Intel PCH chip.
The options are
Enable
and Disable.
