ASRock X79 Extreme4-M manual Storage Configuration

3.4.4 Storage Configuration

SATA Mode

This item is for SATA3_0, SATA3_1 and SATAII_0 to SATAII_3 ports. Use this to select SATA mode. Configuration options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI Mode], [RAID Mode] and [Disabled]. The default value is [AHCI Mode].

AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) supports NCQ and other new features that will improve SATA disk performance but IDE mode does not have these advantages.

Aggressive Link Power Management

Use this item to configure Aggressive Link Power Management.

ASMedia SATA3 Operation Mode

This item is for SATA3_A0 port. Use this to select ASMedia SATA3 opera- tion mode. Configuration options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI Mode] and [Disabled]. The default value is [AHCI Mode].

ASMedia SATA3 Bootable

Use this to enable or disable Onboard ASMedia SATA3 Option ROM. If Option ROM is disabled, UEFI cannot use the SATA device to connect to ASMedia SATA3 controller as Boot Device.

Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T.

Use this item to enable or disable the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) feature. Configuration options: [Disabled] and [Enabled].

We recommend to use Intel® X79 SATA ports (SATA3_0, SATA3_1 and SATAII_0 to SATAII_3) for your bootable devices. This will minimum your boot time and get the best performance. But if you still want to boot from ASMedia SATA3 controller, you can still enable this in UEFI.

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