Chapter 6: BIOS
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SATA and RSTe 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 features:
SATA Controller(s)
This feature enables or disables the onboard SATA controller supported by the Intel PCH
chip. The options are
Enabled
and Disabled.
*If the feature "SATA Controller(s)" above is set to Enabled, the following settings will
become available for configuration:
SATA Mode Selection
Use this feature to select the mode for the installed SATA drives. The options are
AHCI
and
RAID.
SATA Frozen
Use this feature to enable the HDD Security Frozen Mode. The options are Enabled and
Disabled
.
Aggressive LPM Support
When Aggresive Link Power Management (LPM) support 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
Disabled
and Enabled.
Storage Option ROM/UEFI Driver
Select UEFI to load the EFI driver for system boot. Select Legacy to load a legacy driver for
system boot. The options are Do Not Launch, UEFI, and
Legacy
.
Serial ATA Port 0 ~ Port 6 (For X11SCM-LN8F: Port 0 ~ Port 5)
This feature displays the information detected on the installed SATA drive on the particular
SATA port.
•
Model number of drive and capacity
•
Software Preserve Support
Port 0 ~ Port 6 Hot Plug (For X11SCM-LN8F: Port 0 ~ Port 5)
Set this feature to Enabled for hot plug support, which will allow the user to replace a SATA
drive without shutting down the system. The options are Disabled and
Enabled
.
Port 0 ~ Port 6 Spin Up Device (For X11SCM-LN8F: Port 0 ~ Port 5)
On an edge detect from 0 to 1, set this feature to allow the PCH to initialize the device.
The options are
Disabled
and Enabled.
