2.5.2SATA Configuration
While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of SATA devices. The SATA Port items show Not Present if no SATA device is installed to the corresponding SATA port.
OnChip SATA Channel [Enabled]
Enables or disables onboard channel SATA port. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
OnChip SATA Type [IDE]
Allows you to set the SATA configuration.
[IDE] | Set to [IDE] when you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as |
| Parallel ATA physical storage devices. |
[AHCI] | Set to [AHCI] when you want the SATA hard disk drives to use the AHCI |
| (Advanced Host Controller Interface). The AHCI allows the onboard storage |
| driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage |
| performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally |
| optimize the order of commands. |
OnChip SATA Speed [Auto]
[Auto] | Allows the system to select the speed automatically. |
[SATA 3.0Gb/s] | Select this option when using SATA 3.0Gb/s devices. |
[SATA 6.0Gb/s] | Select this option when using SATA 6.0Gb/s devices. |
S.M.A.R.T. Status Check [Enabled]
S.M.A.R.T.
2.5.3USB Configuration
The items in this menu allow you to change the
The USB Devices item shows the
Legacy USB Support [Enabled]
[Enabled] | Enables the support for USB devices on legacy operating systems (OS). |
[Disabled] | The USB devices can be used only for the BIOS setup program. |
[Auto] | Allows the system to detect the presence of USB devices at startup. If |
| detected, the USB controller legacy mode is enabled. If no USB device is |
| detected, the legacy USB support is disabled. |
Legacy USB3.0 Support [Enabled]
[Enabled] | Enables the support for USB 3.0 devices on legacy operating systems |
| (OS). |
[Disabled] | Disables the function. |
Chapter 2: BIOS information |