By default, the system detects the first priority device. The device detection priority is as follows: PCIe M.2 > SATA Mode M.2 > SATA devices.
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. |
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| The following item appears only when you set the SATA Mode Selection to [RAID]. |
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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.
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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