Chapter 4: AMI BIOS
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*If the item above "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
Enabled
and Disabled.
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 a S-SATA 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 Both, SATA Controller, and
sSATA Controller
.
SATA Port 0~ Port 5
This item displays the information detected on the installed SATA drives on the
particular SATA port.
•
Model number of drive and capacity
•
Software Preserve Support
SATA Port 0~ Port 5
Select Enabled to enable a SATA port specified by the user. The options are
Disabled and
Enabled
.
Port 0 ~ Port 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 ~ Port 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 Enabled and
Disabled
.
