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Storage Configuration - sata ports

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3.4.4 Storage Configuration SATA Controller(s) Use this item to enable or disable the SATA Controller feature. SATA Mode Selection This item is for SATA3_0, SATA3_1 and SATA2_2 to SATA2_5 ports. Use this to select SATA mode. Configuration options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI Mode] and [RAID Mode]. The default value is [AHCI Mode]. 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. SATA Aggressive Link Power Management Use this item to configure SATA Aggressive Link Power Management. Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T. Use this item to enable or disable the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) feature. Configuration options: [Disabled] and [Enabled]. ASMedia SATA3 Mode This item is for SATA3_A0 and SATA3_A1 ports. Use this to select ASMedia SATA3 mode. Configuration options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI Mode] and [Disabled]. The default value is [AHCI Mode]. SATA Boot ROM Use this to enable or disable ASMedia SATA Boot ROM. The default value is [Disabled]. 64

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3.4.4
Storage Configuration
SATA Controller(s)
Use this item to enable or disable the SATA Controller feature.
SATA Mode Selection
This item is for SATA3_0, SATA3_1 and SATA2_2 to SATA2_5 ports. Use
this to select SATA mode. Con
fi
guration options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI Mode]
and [RAID Mode]. The default value is [AHCI Mode].
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.
SATA Aggressive Link Power Management
Use this item to con
fi
gure SATA Aggressive Link Power Management.
Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T.
Use this item to enable or disable the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analy-
sis, and Reporting Technology) feature. Con
fi
guration options: [Disabled]
and [Enabled].
ASMedia SATA3 Mode
This item is for SATA3_A0 and SATA3_A1 ports. Use this to select ASMe-
dia SATA3 mode. Configuration options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI Mode] and
[Disabled]. The default value is [AHCI Mode].
SATA Boot ROM
Use this to enable or disable ASMedia SATA Boot ROM. The default value
is [Disabled].