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3.5.3 SATA Configuration While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of SATA devices. The SATA Port items show Not Present if no SATA device is installed to the corresponding SATA port. UEFI BIOS Utility - Advanced Mode Exit Main Back Ai Tweaker Advanced Advanced\ SATA Configuration > SATA Configuration SATA Port1 SATA Port2 SATA Port3 SATA Port4 SATA Port5 SATA Port6 > SB SATA Configuration Monitor Not Present Not Present Not Present Not Present Not Present Not Present Boot Tool Options for SATA Configuration. SB SATA Configuration Options for SATA Configuration. OnChip SATA Channel [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables the onboard channel SATA port. [Disabled] Disables the onboard channel SATA port. The following items appear only when you set the OnChip SATA Channel item to [Enabled]. SATA Port1-Port4 [AHCI] Allows you to set the SATA configuration. [IDE] Set to [IDE] when you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical storage devices. [RAID] Set to [RAID] when you want to create a RAID configuration from the SATA hard disk drives. [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. SATA Port5-Port6 [AHCI] Setting this item to [IDE] instead of [RAID] or [AHCI] allows the system to recognize the optical drives connected to the SATA connectors 5 or 6 when installing Windows OS. • When the SATA Port1-Port 4 and the SATA Port5-Port 6 items are set to [AHCI], the information of the SATA connectors 1-6 can be seen only under the OS environment or during POST. • For Windows® XP OS, you have to install the AHCI driver, so that you could use the SATA connectors 1-6 in AHCI mode under the OS environment. Chapter 3 3-16 Chapter 3: BIOS setup

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Chapter 3: BIOS setup
Chapter 3
3.5.3
SATA Configuration
While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of SATA devices. The SATA
Port items show
Not Present
if no SATA device is installed to the corresponding SATA port.
Main
Ai
Tweaker
Advanced
Monitor
Boot
Tool
Exit
Options for SATA Configuration.
Back
Advanced\
SATA Configuration
>
UEFI BIOS Utility - Advanced Mode
SATA Configuration
SATA Port1
Not Present
SATA Port2
Not Present
SATA Port3
Not Present
SATA Port4
Not Present
SATA Port5
Not Present
SATA Port6
Not Present
>
SB SATA Configuration
SB SATA Configuration
Options for SATA Configuration.
OnChip SATA Channel [Enabled]
[Enabled]
Enables the onboard channel SATA port.
[Disabled]
Disables the onboard channel SATA port.
The following items appear only when you set the
OnChip SATA Channel
item to
[Enabled].
SATA Port1–Port4 [AHCI]
Allows you to set the SATA configuration.
[IDE]
Set to [IDE] when you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as
Parallel ATA physical storage devices.
[RAID]
Set to [RAID] when you want to create a RAID configuration from the SATA
hard disk drives.
[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.
SATA Port5–Port6 [AHCI]
Setting this item to [IDE] instead of [RAID] or [AHCI] allows the system to recognize the
optical drives connected to the SATA connectors 5 or 6 when installing Windows OS.
•
When the
SATA Port1–Port 4
and the
SATA Port5–Port 6
items are set to [AHCI], the
information of the SATA connectors 1–6 can be seen only under the OS environment
or during POST.
•
For Windows
®
XP OS, you have to install the AHCI driver, so that you could use the
SATA connectors 1–6 in AHCI mode under the OS environment.