Chapter 7: BIOS
USB 2.0 Controller
Select Enabled to activate the onboard USB 2.0 controller. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
USB 2.0 Controller Mode
This setting allows you to select the USB 2.0 Controller mode. The options are
BIOS EHCI Hand-Off
Select Enabled to enable BIOS Enhanced Host Controller Interface support to provide a workaround solution for an operating system that does not have EHCI
XIDE/SATA Configuration
When this submenu is selected, the AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence of the IDE devices and displays the following items:
SATA#1 Configuration
If Compatible is selected, it sets SATA#1 to legacy compatibility mode, while se- lecting Enhanced sets SATA#1 to native SATA mode. The options are Disabled, Compatible and Enhanced.
Configure SATA#1 as
This feature allows the user to select the drive type for SATA#1. The options are IDE, RAID and AHCI. (When the
ICH RAID Code Base (This feature is available when the
Select Intel to enable Intel's SATA RAID firmware to configure Intel's SATA RAID settings. Select Adaptec to enable Adaptec's SATA RAID firmware to configure Adaptec's SATA RAID settings. The options are Intel and Adaptec.
SATA AHCI (This feature is available when the
Select Enable to enable the function of Serial ATA Advanced Host Interface. (Take caution when using this function. This feature is for advanced programmers only.) The options are Enabled and Disabled. If the