Supero 2027R-WRF, User Manual

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Chapter 7: BIOS
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SATA Confi guration
When this submenu is selected, the AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence
of IDE or SATA devices and displays the following items.
SATA Port0~SATA Port5:
The AMI BIOS displays the status of each SATA port as detected by the BIOS.
SATA Mode
Use this feature to con fi gure SATA mode for a selected SATA port. The options are
Disabled, IDE Mode,
AHCI Mode
and RAID Mode. The following are displayed
depending on your selection:
IDE Mode
The following items are displayed when IDE Mode is selected:
SATA (Serial-ATA) Controller 0/SATA (Serial-ATA) Controller 1
Use this feature to activate/deactivate and to set the SATA mode for SATA
Controller 0 or SATA Controller 1. The options for Controller 0 are Disabled,
Enhanced and
Compatible.
The Options for Controller 1 are Disabled and
Enhanced
.
AHCI Mode
The following items are displayed when the AHCI Mode is selected.
Aggressive Link Power Management
Select Enabled to enable Aggressive Link Power Management support for
Cougar Point B0 stepping and beyond. The options are
Enabled
and Disabled.
Port 0~5 Hot Plug
Select Enabled to enable hot-plug support for a particular port, which will allow
the user to change a hardware component or device without shutting down the
system. The options are Enabled and
Disabled
.
Staggered Spin Up
Select Enabled to enable Staggered Spin-up support to prevent excessive
power consumption caused by multiple HDDs spinning-up simultaneously.
The options are Enabled and
Disabled
.
RAID Mode
The following items are displayed when RAID Mode is selected: