3.4.4 Storage Configuration

 

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

 

Advanced

 

 

 

Configure onboard

Storage Configuration

serial ATA

 

controller.

Onboard SATA Controller

[Enabled]

 

SATA Operation Mode

[AHCI]

 

SATA IDE Combined Mode

[Enabled]

 

IDE1 Master

[Hard Disk]

 

IDE1 Slave

[Not Detected]

 

SATAII_1

[Not Detected]

 

SATAII_2

[Not Detected]

 

SATAII_3

 

Select Screen

SATAII_4

 

 

Select Item

SATAII_5

 

+-

Change Option

SATAII_6

F1

General Help

 

 

F9

Load Defaults

 

F10

Save and Exit

 

ESC

Exit

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Onboard SATA Controller

Use this item to enable or disable the “Onboard SATA Controller” feature.

SATA Operation Mode

Use this item to adjust Onboard SATA Operation Mode. The default value of this option is [AHCI]. Configuration options: [AHCI], [IDE] and [RAID].

If you set this item to RAID mode, it is suggested to install SATA ODD driver on SATAII_5 (PORT 4) and SATAII_6 (PORT 5) ports.

SATA IDE Combined Mode

This item is for SATAII_5 (PORT 4) and SATAII_6 (PORT 5) ports. Use this item to enable or disable SATA IDE combined mode. The default value is [Enabled].

If you want to build RAID on SATAII_5 (PORT 4) and SATAII_6 (PORT 5) ports, please disable this item.

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ASRock 960GC-GS FX manual Storage Configuration, Onboard Sata Controller, Sata Operation Mode, Sata IDE Combined Mode

960GC-GS FX specifications

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