Chapter 4: AMI BIOS
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SATA Mode
Use this feature to configure SATA mode for a selected SATA port. The options are
Disabled, IDE Mode,
AHCI Mode
and RAID Mode. The following are displayed
depending on your selection:
IDE Mode
The following items are displayed when IDE Mode is selected:
Serial-ATA (SATA) Controller 0-1
Use this feature to activate or deactivate the SATA controller, and set the
compatibility mode. The options for SATA Controller 0 are Disabled, En-
hanced, and
Compatible
. The options for SATA Controller 1 are
Disabled
and
Enhanced
.
AHCI Mode
The following items are displayed when the AHCI Mode is selected.
Aggressive Link Power Management
Select Enabled to enable Aggressive Link Power Management support
for Cougar Point B0 stepping and beyond. The options are
Enabled
and
Disabled.
Port 0-5 Hot Plug
Select Enabled to enable hot-plug support for a particular port, which will
allow the user to change a hardware component or device without shutting
down the system. The options are
Enabled
and Disabled.
Staggered Spin Up
Select Enabled to enable Staggered Spin-up support to prevent excessive
power consumption caused by multiple HDDs spinning-up simultaneously.
The options are Enabled and
Disabled
.
RAID Mode
The following items are displayed when RAID Mode is selected:
Port 0-5 Hot Plug
Select Enabled to enable hot-plug support for the particular port. The options
are
Enabled
and Disabled.
