Chapter 4: BIOS
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USB Configuration
USB3.0 Support
This feature enables support for USB 2.0 and older. The options are
Enable
and
Disable.
XHCI Pre-Boot Driver
Use this feature to enable or disable XHCI Pre-Boot Driver support. The options are
Disable
and Enable.
XHCI Hand-off
This is a work-around solution for operating systems that do not support Extensible Host
Controller Interface (XHCI) hand-off. The XHCI ownership change should be claimed by the
XHCI driver. The options are
Enabled
and Disabled.
USB Mass Storage Driver Support
Select Enabled for USB mass storage device support. The options are Disabled and
Enabled
.
SATA 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:
Chipset SATA
This feature enables or disables the onboard SATA controller supported by the Intel PCH
chip. The options are
Enable
and Disable.
Aggressive LPM Support
Use this feature to enable PCH to aggressively enter link power state. The options are
Enabled
and Disabled.
SATA Frozen
Use this feature to enable or disable the Freeze Lock Security feature. The options are
Disable
and Enable.
I-SATA1
Software Preserve
I-SATA1 Hot Plug
Set this feature to Enable for hot plug support, which will allow you to replace a SATA drive
without shutting down the system. The options are Disabled and
Enabled
.
Spin Up Device
Set this feature to enable or disable the PCH to initialize the device. The options are
Disabled
and Enabled.
