Chapter 4: BIOS
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SATA HDD Unlock
This feature allows the user to remove any password-protected SATA disk drives. The options
are Disable and
Enable
.
Aggressive Link Power Management
When this feature is set to Enable, the SATA AHCI controller manages the power usage of
the SATA link. The controller will put the link in a low power mode during extended periods
of I/O inactivity, and will return the link to an active state when I/O activity resumes. The op-
tions are
Disable
and Enable.
*If the feature "Configure sSATA as" above is set to RAID, the following features will
display:
sSATA RSTe Boot Info
Select Enable to provide full int13h support for the devices attached to sSATA controller. The
options are Disable and
Enable
.
sSATA 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
.
sSATA Port 0 ~ Port 5
This feature displays the information detected on the installed sSATA drive on the particular
sSATA port.
•
Model number of drive and capacity
•
Software Preserve Support
Port 0 ~ Port 5 Hot Plug
Set this feature 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 5 Spin Up Device
On an edge detect from 0 to 1, set this feature to allow the PCH to initialize the device.
The options are
Disable
and Enable.
Port 0 ~ Port 5 sSATA Device Type
Use this feature 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.
