Item
Selection
AHCI Mode
Set to AHCI mode when you want the SATA
hard disk drives to use the AHCI (Advanced
Host Controller Interface). The AHCI allows
the onboard storage driver to enable
advanced SATA features that increases
storage performance or workloads where
multiple simultaneous read/write requests are
outstanding, most often occurring in server-
type applications (native command queuing). It
also facilitates hot swapping.
Disable
Disable the SATA controller.
Serial ATA Port 0/1
Use this menu to configure specific SATA Port for all ports
on the system.
Option
Description
Spin-Up
Spin-up is a simple mechanism by which the
storage subsystem controller can sequence
hard disk drive initialization and spin-up. Set to
control whether each specific drive will spin up.
External
Enable or disable external SATA connectivity.
Hot Plug
The AHCI of SATA provides hot plug capability
to allow drives to be added or removed with the
PC running.
Mechanical
Switch
Enable this option to support a mechanical
presence switch attached to this port. Disable
this option to not support a mechanical
presence switch attached to this port.
