ASRock P55 Extreme4 User Manual - Page 61

3.4.4 Storage Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Storage Configuration SATA Operation Mode [IDE] SATAII 1,2,3,4 Configuration [Compatible] SATAII 5,6 Configuration [Enhanced] SATA3_1 and SATA3_2 RAID Mode Setup SATA3_1, 2 Operation Mode [IDE] SATA3_3, 4 Operation Mode [IDE] Compatible Mode [Auto] SATAII_1 SATAII_2 SATAII_3 SATAII_4 SATAII_5 SATAII_6 SATA3_1 SATA3_2 SATA3_3 SATA3_4 [Hard Disk] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] Options IDE RAID AHCI Disabled +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. SATAII Operation Mode Use this to select SATAII Operation Mode. Configuration options: [IDE], [RAID], [AHCI] and [Disabled]. The default value is [IDE]. If you select [IDE] mode, the options "SATAII 1,2,3,4 Configuration" and "SATAII 5,6 Configuration" will appear. If you select [RAID] or [AHCI] mode, the options "Hot Plug" and "Link Power Management" will appear. AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) supports NCQ and other new features that will improve SATA disk performance but IDE mode does not have these advantages. SATA3_1 and SATA3_2 RAID Mode Setup SATA3_1, 2 Operation Mode Use this to select SATA3_1, 2 Operation Mode. Configuration options: [IDE], [AHCI] and [Disabled]. The default value is [IDE]. SATA3_3, 4 Operation Mode Use this to select SATA3_3, 4 Operation Mode. Configuration options: [IDE], [AHCI] and [Disabled]. The default value is [IDE]. 61