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Chapter 5: BIOS Setup Utility
5.3.2.8 IDE Configuration
BIOS Setting Description
Setting Option
Effect
Serial- ATA
(SATA)
Responsible for
supporting chipset drives
with SATA interface.
Enabled/
Disabled
Enable or disable this function
SATA Speed
Support
Allows forcing the speed
limit SATA II ports
standard IDE / SATA-
controller chipset.
Gen1
The maximum speed will be
limited to 150 MB/s
Gen2
The maximum speed will be
limited to 300 MB/s
Disabled
Disables manual configuration
of SATA II ports (mode will be
selected based on the
specifications of connected
drives)
SATA Mode
This option specifies the
operation mode of
modern IDE / SATA-
controller chipset
[AHCI]
Selecting this option allows
you to take full advantage of
the extended host controller
SATA II
[IDE]
SATA controller will operate in
a mechanism similar to a
conventional IDE-controller
[RAID]
Allows combining hard drives
in RAID-arrays in order to
improve the reliability of data
storage, or to increase the
speed.
