SATA Express(SATAEXPRESS_1) and M.2 Configuration [Auto]

[Auto]

The system will automatically detect the connected SATA Express or M.2

 

devices and set a higher priority for M.2 that SATA Express interface. The

 

connected device will then run at PCI-E mode first than SATA mode. The

 

SATA devices are available when no SATA Express or M.2 devices are

 

installed.

[SATA Express]

The bandwidth will be assigned to SATA Express(SATAEXPRESS_1) for

 

add-on devices with M.2 disabled.

[M.2]

The bandwidth will be assigned to M.2 for add-on devices with SATA

 

Express(SATAEXPRESS_1) disabled.

SATA Mode Selection [AHCI]

This item allows you to set the SATA configuration.

[Disabled]

Disables the SATA function.

[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.

[RAID]

Set to [RAID] when you want to create a RAID configuration from the SATA

 

hard disk drives.

 

 

 

The following item appears only when you set the SATA Mode Selection to [RAID].

 

 

Alternate ID [Disabled]

This item allows you to enable or disable Report alternate ID.

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Aggressive LPM Support [Disabled]

This item is designed for LPM (link power management) support with a better energy saving conditions. When set to [Enabled], the hot plug function of SATA ports are disabled.

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

S.M.A.R.T. Status Check [On]

S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a monitoring system that shows a warning message during POST (Power-on Self Test) when an error occurs in the hard disks. Press <Enter> to set this item On or Off.

Configuration options: [On] [Off]

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