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Advance Menu -> IDE Configuration
BIOS Setting
Description
Setting Option
Effect
Serial- ATA
(SATA)
Responsible for
supporting chipset
drives with SATA
interface.
Enabled/ Disabled
Enable or disable
this function
SATA Speed
Support
Allows forcing the speed limit
SATA II ports standard IDE /
SATA- controller chipset.
Gen1
The maximum speed will be
limited to 150 MB/s
Gen2
The maximum speed will be
limited to 300 MB/s
Disabled
Disables manual
configuration of SATA II ports
(mode will be selected based
on the specifications of
connected drives)
SATA Mode
This option specifies the
operation mode of modern
IDE / SATA- controller
chipset
[AHCI]
Selecting this option allows
you to take full advantage of
the extended host controller
SATA II
[IDE]
SATA controller will operate
in a mechanism similar to a
conventional IDE-controller
