Asus Z97-PRO GAMER User Guide - Page 77

PCH Storage Configuration, Intel, Smart Connect Technology [Disabled], SATAExpress SRIS Support [Auto] - sata ports

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Entry on S3 RTC Wake [Enabled] The system automatically wakes up and set to Rapid Start Technology S4 mode. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Entry After [0] Allows you to set the wake-up time.The values range from 0 (immediately) to 120. Active Page Threshold Support [Enabled] The system automatically set itself to sleep when the partition size is not enough for Rapid Start Technology to work. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Active Memory Threshold [0] Key in the value for the additional partition size for Rapid Start Technology to work. Ensure that the caching partition size is larger than the total memory size. Hybrid Hard Disk Support [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable hybrid hard disk support. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Intel® Smart Connect Technology [Disabled] Intel Smart Connect Technology Support [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Intel Smart Connect Technology support. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] 2.6.3 PCH Storage Configuration While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of SATA devices. The SATA Port items show Empty if no SATA device is installed to the corresponding SATA port. SATAExpress SRIS Support [Auto] This item allows you to set the SATAExpress SRIS support. [Auto] The system automatically adjust the SRIS (Separate Reference Clock Independent Spread Spectrum Clocking Architecture) support for connected SATA Express devices. [Disabled] Select this option for ASUS RUNWAY SATA Express bridge card. SATA Mode Selection [AHCI] Allows you to set the SATA configuration. [Disabled] Disables the SATA function. [IDE] Set to [IDE] when you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical storage devices. [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. [RAID] Set to [RAID Mode] when you want to create a RAID configuration from the SATA hard disk drives. ASUS Z97-PRO GAMER 2-33

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ASUS Z97-PRO GAMER
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Entry on S3 RTC Wake [Enabled]
The system automatically wakes up and set to Rapid Start Technology S4 mode.
Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
Entry After [0]
Allows you to set the wake-up time.The values range from 0 (immediately) to 120.
Active Page Threshold Support [Enabled]
The system automatically set itself to sleep when the partition size is not enough for
Rapid Start Technology to work. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
Active Memory Threshold [0]
Key in the value for the additional partition size for Rapid Start Technology to work.
Ensure that the caching partition size is larger than the total memory size.
Hybrid Hard Disk Support [Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable hybrid hard disk support. Configuration options:
[Enabled] [Disabled]
Intel
®
Smart Connect Technology [Disabled]
Intel Smart Connect Technology Support [Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the Intel Smart Connect Technology support.
Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
2.6.3
PCH Storage Configuration
While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of SATA devices. The
SATA Port items show Empty if no SATA device is installed to the corresponding SATA port.
SATAExpress SRIS Support [Auto]
This item allows you to set the SATAExpress SRIS support.
[Auto]
The system automatically adjust the SRIS (Separate Reference Clock
Independent Spread Spectrum Clocking Architecture) support for
connected SATA Express devices.
[Disabled]
Select this option for ASUS RUNWAY SATA Express bridge card.
SATA Mode Selection [AHCI]
Allows you to set the SATA configuration.
[Disabled]
Disables the SATA function.
[IDE]
Set to [IDE] when you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as
Parallel ATA physical storage devices.
[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.
[RAID]
Set to [RAID Mode] when you want to create a RAID configuration from the
SATA hard disk drives.