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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 > Monitor SATA Configuration SATA Mode AHCI S.M.A.R.T. Status Check Enabled SATA 6G_1 (Gray) Empty Hot Plug Disabled SATA 6G_2 (Gray) Empty Hot Plug Disabled SATA 3G_3 (Blue) Empty Hot Plug Disabled SATA 3G_4 (Blue) Empty Hot Plug Disabled SATA 3G_5 (Blue) Empty Hot Plug Disabled SATA 3G_6 (Blue) Empty Boot Tool (1) IDE Mode. (2) AHCI Mode. (3) RAID Mode. →←: Select Screen ↑↓: Select Item Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Shortcut F5: Optimized Defaults F10: Save ESC: Exit F12: Print Screen Scroll down to display the following items: Hot Plug Disabled Version 2.00.1201. Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. SATA Mode Selection [IDE Mode] Allows you to set the SATA configuration. [IDE Mode] [AHCI Mode] [RAID Mode] Set to [IDE Mode] when you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical storage devices. Set to [AHCI Mode] 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. Set to [RAID Mode] when you want to create a RAID configuration from the SATA hard disk drives. Chapter 3 3-18 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
(1) IDE Mode. (2) AHCI Mode. (3)
RAID Mode.
Back
Advanced\
SATA Configuration
�
UEFI BIOS Utility - Advanced Mode
→←
:
Select Screen
↑↓
:
Select Item
Enter:
Select
+/-:
Change Opt.
F1:
General Help
F2:
Previous Values
F3:
Shortcut
F5:
Optimized Defaults
F10:
Save
ESC:
Exit
F12: Print Screen
Scroll down to display the following items:
Version
2.00.1201.
Copyright
(C)
2010
American
Megatrends,
Inc.
SATA Configuration
SATA Mode
AHCI
S.M.A.R.T. Status Check
Enabled
SATA 6G_1 (Gray)
Empty
Hot Plug
Disabled
SATA 6G_2 (Gray)
Empty
Hot Plug
Disabled
SATA 3G_3 (Blue)
Empty
Hot Plug
Disabled
SATA 3G_4 (Blue)
Empty
Hot Plug
Disabled
SATA 3G_5 (Blue)
Empty
Hot Plug
Disabled
SATA 3G_6 (Blue)
Empty
Hot Plug
Disabled
SATA Mode Selection [IDE Mode]
Allows you to set the SATA configuration.
[IDE Mode]
Set to [IDE Mode] when you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as
Parallel ATA physical storage devices.
[AHCI Mode]
Set to [AHCI Mode] 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.
[RAID Mode]
Set to [RAID Mode] when you want to create a RAID configuration from the
SATA hard disk drives.