SATA(SATA5,6) and M.2 Configuration [Auto]

This item allows you to set an automatic detection between the M.2 devices and SATA devices installed on SATA ports 5 and 6.

[Auto]

The system automatically detects the connected SATA and M.2 devices

 

and set a higher priority to M.2 interface. The connected device will then

 

run at PCIe mode first than SATA mode. The SATA devices are available

 

when no M.2 devices are installed.

[SATA]

The system assigns the priority bandwidth to SATA (SATA5.6) interface

 

with M.2 Socket 3 disabled.

[M.2]

The system assigns the priority bandwidth to M.2 Socket 3 with SATA

 

(SATA5.6) interface disabled.

SATA Mode Selection [AHCI]

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 Mode] 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].

 

 

Pcie Nand Configuration [Auto]

This item allows you to enable or disable PCIe NAND. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled]

Aggressive LPM Support [Disabled]

This item is designed for LPM (link power management) support with a better energy saving conditions. When disabled, 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. Configuration options: [On] [Off]

Hot Plug [Disabled] (SATA6G_1 - SATA6G_6)

These items allow you to enable/disable SATA Hot Plug Support. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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