Chapter 7
Chapter 7 BIOS Setup
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SATA Controller
Enable or disable the Serial ATA controller.
SATA Configuration
This section configures SATA devices. It also shows the information about the installed
SATA drives.
SATA Speed Selection
Select Serial ATA device speed from these options: Gen1 (1.5 Gbit/s), Gen2 (3 Gbit/s) or
Gen 3 (6 Gbit/s).
SATA Mode Selection
The mode selection determines how the SATA controller(s) operates.
AHCI Mode
This option shows that the Serial ATA devices use AHCI (Advanced Host Controller
Interface).
Serial ATA Port 0 and 1 and Hot Plug
Enable or disable each Serial ATA port and its hot plug function.
SATA Port 0: It controls the signal of the Mini PCIe card slot.
SATA Port 1: It controls the signal of the M.2 Type 2242 slot.
