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Chapter 7: BIOS
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EHCI2
Select Enabled to enable EHCI (Enhanced Host Controller Interface) support on
USB 2.0 connector #2 (-at least one USB 2.0 connector should be enabled for EHCI
support.) The options are Disabled and
Enabled .
XHCI Pre-Boot Driver
Select Enabled to enable XHCI (Extensible Host Controller Interface) support on a
pre-boot drive specified by the user. The options are Enabled and Disabled .
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SATA Configuration
When this submenu is selected, AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence of
the SATA devices that are supported by the Intel PCH chip and displays the fol-
lowing items:
SATA Controller
This item enables or disables the onboard SATA controller supported by the Intel
PCH chip. The options are
Enabled and Disabled.
Configure SATA as
Select IDE to configure a SATA drive specified by the user as an IDE drive. Select
AHCI to configure a SATA drive specified by the user as an AHCI drive. Select
RAID to configure a SATA drive specified by the user as a RAID drive. The options
are IDE, AHCI , and RAID.
*If the item above "Configure SATA as" is set to AHCI, the following items will display :
Support Aggressive Link Power Management
When this item is set to Enabled, the SATA AHCI controller manages the power
usage of the SATA link. The controller will put the link to a low power state when
the I/O is inactive for an extended period of time, and the power state will return
to normal when the I/O becomes active. The options are
Enabled and Disabled.
SATA Port 0~ Port 5
This item displays the information detected on the installed SATA drive on the
particular SATA port.
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Model number of drive and capacity
•
Software Preserve Support
Port 0 ~ Port 5 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 Enabled and
Disabled .
Port 0 ~ Port 5 SATA Device Type
Use this item to specify if the SATA port specified by the user should be con -
nected to a Solid State drive or a Hard Disk Drive. The options are Hard Disk
Drive and Solid State Drive.