Chapter 6: UEFI BIOS
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Spin Up Device
When this feature is set to Enable, the SATA device installed on the SATA port specified by
the user will start a COMRESET initialization when an edge is detected from 0 to 1. The
options are
Disable
and Enable.
SATA Device Type
Use this feature to specify if the device installed on the SATA port specified by the user
should be connected to a Solid State drive or a Hard Disk Drive. The options are
Hard
Disk Drive
and Solid State Drive.
PCH sSATA Configuration
When this submenu is selected, the AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence of the
sSATA devices that are supported by the sSATA controller and displays the following items:
sSATA Controller
This feature enables or disables the onboard sSATA controller supported by the Intel PCH.
The options are
Enable
and Disable.
Configure sSATA as (Available when sSATA Controller is set to Enable)
Select AHCI to configure an sSATA drive specified by the user as an AHCI drive. Select RAID
to configure an sSATA drive specified by the user as a RAID drive. The options are
AHCI
and RAID.
SATA HDD Unlock (Available when sSATA Controller is set to Enable)
Select Enable to unlock sSATA HDD password in the OS. The options are Disable and
Enable
.
sSATA RSTe Boot Info (Available when Configure sSATA as is set to RAID)
When this feature is set to Enable, the SATA Controller provides full int 13h support for SATA
controller attached devices. CSM storage OPROM policy should be set to legacy to make
this selection effective. The defualt options are Disable and
Enable
.
Aggressive Link Power Management
When this feature is set to Enable, the sSATA AHCI controller manages the power use of the
sSATA link. The controller will put the link in a low power mode during an extended period of
I/O inactivity, and will return the link to an active state when I/O activity resumes. The options
are
Disable
and Enable.
sSATA RAID Option ROM/UEFI Driver (Available when Configure sSATA as is set to
RAID)
Select EFI to load the EFI driver for system boot. Select Legacy to load a legacy driver for
system boot. The options are Disable, EFI, and
Legacy
.