Chapter 6: UEFI BIOS
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PCH 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 chipset and displays the following items:
SATA Controller
Use this feature to enable or disable the onboard SATA controller supported by the Intel PCH
chipset. The options are
Enable
and
Disable.
Configure SATA as
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
AHCI
and
RAID.
SATA HDD Unlock
This feature allows the user to remove any password-protected SATA disk drives. The options
are
Enable
and Disable.
Aggressive Link Power Management
When this feature is enabled, 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 options
are
Disable
and Enable.
*If the feature "Configure SATA as" above is set to RAID, the following features will
be displayed:
SATA RSTe Boot Info
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 0~1
This item displays the information detected on the installed SATA drive on the particular SATA
port.
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
.