Supermicro X10SRM-F, User Manual

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Chapter 4: BIOS
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Port 0 ~ Port 5 SATA Device Type
Use this item 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.
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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 Intel PCH chip and displays the following items:
sSATA Controller(s)
This item enables or disables the onboard sSATA controller supported by the Intel PCH chip.
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 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.
sSupport Aggressive Link Power Mgmt
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 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
Enabled and Disabled.
*If the item above "Configure sSATA as" is set to RAID, the following items will
display:
sSATA RAID Option ROM/UEFI Driver
Select UEFI to load the EFI drvier for system boot. Select Legacy to load a legacy driver
for system boot. The options are
Legacy ROM
and UEFI Driver.
sSATA/sSATA RAID Boot Select
Use this feature to select the boot capability for SATA and sSATA RAID controllers. The
options are SATA Contoller,
sSATA Controller, and Both.
sSATA Port 0 ~ Port 3
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
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Software Preserve Support
Port 0 ~ Port 3 Hot Plug
Set this item to Enabled for hot-plugging support, which will allow the user to replace a
SATA drive without shutting down the system. The options are Disabled and
Enabled .