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3.4.4 Storage Configuration Marvell SATA3 Operation Mode This item is for SATA3_M1 to SATA3_M4 ports. Use this to select Marvell SATA3 operation mode. Configuration options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI Mode] and [Disabled]. The default value is [IDE Mode]. Marvell SATA3 Bootable Use this to enable or disable Onboard Marvell SATA3 Option ROM. If Option ROM is disabled, UEFI cannot use the SATA device to connect to Marvell SATA3 controller as Boot Device. We recommend to use Intel® P67 SATA ports (SATA3_0, SATA3_1, SATA2_2, SATA2_3, SATA2_4 and SATA2_5) for your bootable devices. This will minimum your boot time and get the best performance. But if you still want to boot from Marvell SATA3 controller, you can still enable this in UEFI. SATA Mode 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], [RAID Mode] and [Disabled]. The default value is [IDE 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 Controller 0 Please select [Compatible] when you install legacy OS. If native OS (Windows® XP / VistaTM / 7) is installed, please select [Enhanced]. 74

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3.4.4 Storage Configuration
Marvell SATA3 Operation Mode
This item is for SATA3_M1 to SATA3_M4 ports. Use this to select Marvell
SATA3 operation mode. Con
fi
guration options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI Mode]
and [Disabled]. The default value is [IDE Mode].
Marvell SATA3 Bootable
Use this to enable or disable Onboard Marvell SATA3 Option ROM. If
Option ROM is disabled, UEFI cannot use the SATA device to connect to
Marvell SATA3 controller as Boot Device.
We recommend to use Intel
®
P67 SATA ports (SATA3_0,
SATA3_1, SATA2_2, SATA2_3, SATA2_4 and SATA2_5) for
your bootable devices. This will minimum your boot time and
get the best performance. But if you still want to boot from
Marvell SATA3 controller, you can still enable this in UEFI.
SATA Mode
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], [RAID Mode] and [Disabled]. The default value is [IDE Mode].
AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) supports NCQ
and other new features that will improve SATA disk perfor-
mance but IDE mode does not have these advantages.
SATA Controller 0
Please select [
Compatible
] when you install legacy OS. If native OS (Win-
dows
®
XP / Vista
TM
/ 7) is installed, please select [
Enhanced
].