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Chapter 7: BIOS
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Port 0-5 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.
*If the option "Configure SATA as" is set to IDE, the following items will
display:
Serial ATA Port 0-5
This item indicates that a SATA port specified by the user is not installed or not
present.
Port 0-5 SATA Device Type (Available when a SATA port is detected)
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.
*If the option "Configure SATA as" is set to RAID, 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 Disabled and
Enabled .
SATA RAID Option ROM/UEFI Driver
Select EFI to load the EFI driver for system boot. Select Legacy to load a legacy
driver for system boot. The options are Disabled, EFI, and
Legacy .
SATA/sSATA RAID Boot Select
Select SATA Controller to boot the system from a SATA RAID device. Select
sSATA Controller to boot the system from an sSATA RAID device. Select Both to
boot the system either from a SATA RAID device or from an sSATA RAID device.
Please note that the option Both is not supported by the Windows Server 2012/
R2 OS. The options are SATA Controller,
sSATA Controller , and Both.
Serial ATA Port 0-5
This item displays the information detected on the installed SATA drives on the
particular SATA port.
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Model number of drive and capacity
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Software Preserve Support
Port 0-5 Hot Plug
Select Enabled to enable hot-plugging support for a port specified by the user,
which will allow the user to replace a SATA disk drive installed on this port without
shutting down the system. The options are Enabled and
Disabled .
Port 0-5 Spin Up Device
On an edge detect from 0 to 1, set this item to allow the PCH to start a COMRE-
SET initialization to the device. The options are
Disabled
and Enabled.
Port 0-5 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.
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sSATA Configuration
When this submenu is selected, the AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence
of the SATA devices that are supported by the PCH-sSATA controller and displays
the following items:
sSATA Controller
This item enables or disables the onboard SATA controller supported by the Intel
PCH-sSATA controller. The options are
Enabled and Disabled.
Configure sSATA as
Select IDE to configure an sSATA drive specified by the user as an IDE drive. Select
AHCI to configure an sSATA drive specified by the user as an AHCI drive. Select
RAID to configure an sSATA drive specified by the user as a RAID drive. The op
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tions are IDE, AHCI , and RAID.
*If the option "Configure sSATA 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 Disabled and
Enabled .
sSATA Port 0-3 Hot Plug
Select Enabled to enable hot-plugging support for a port specified by the user,
which will allow the user to replace an sSATA disk drive installed on this port
without shutting down the system. The options are Disabled and
Enabled .