Table 3-3Computer Setup—Storage (continued)

Storage Options

Removable Media Boot

 

Enables/disables ability to boot the system from removable media.

 

SATA Emulation

 

Allows you to choose how the SATA controller and devices are accessed by the operating system.

 

There are two supported options: AHCI and IDE.

 

AHCI (default option) - Allows operating systems with AHCI device drivers loaded to take

 

advantage of more advanced features of the SATA controller.

 

IDE - This is the most backwards-compatible setting of the two options. Operating systems usually do

 

not require additional driver support in IDE mode.

 

NOTE: The AHCI device driver must be installed prior to attempting to boot from an AHCI

 

volume. If you attempt to boot from an AHCI volume without the required device driver installed, the

 

system will crash (blue screen).

 

 

DPS Self-Test

Allows you to execute self-tests on ATA hard drives capable of performing the Drive Protection

 

System (DPS) self-tests.

 

NOTE: This selection will only appear when at least one drive capable of performing the DPS self-

 

tests is attached to the system.

 

 

Boot Order

Allows you to:

 

● Specify the order in which attached devices (such as a USB flash media device, hard drive,

 

optical drive, or network interface card) are checked for a bootable operating system image.

 

Each device on the list may be individually excluded from or included for consideration as a

 

bootable operating system source.

 

● Specify the order of attached hard drives. The first hard drive in the order will have priority in

 

the boot sequence and will be recognized as drive C (if any devices are attached).

 

NOTE: MS-DOS drive lettering assignments may not apply after a non-MS-DOS operating system

 

has started.

 

Shortcut to Temporarily Override Boot Order

 

To boot one time from a device other than the default device specified in Boot Order, restart the

 

computer and press F9 before the computer boots to the operating system. After POST is completed,

 

a list of bootable devices is displayed. Use the arrow keys to select the preferred bootable device

 

and press Enter. The computer then boots from the selected non-default device for this one time.

 

 

Computer Setup (F10) Utilities

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