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SATA Controllers, SATA Mode Selection, SATA Aggressive Link Power Management, Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T.

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4.4.3 Storage Coniguration Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K4/D3 Series SATA Controller(s) Enable/disable the SATA controllers. SATA Mode Selection AHCI: Supports new features that improve performance. RAID: Combine multiple disk drives into a logical unit. 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 SATA Aggressive Link Power Management allows SATA devices to enter a low power state during periods of inactivity to save power. It is only supported by AHCI mode. Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T. S.M.A.R.T stands for Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. It is a monitoring system for computer hard disk drives to detect and report on various indicators of reliability. 69 English

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Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K4/D3 Series
4.4.3
Storage Con±guration
SATA Controller(s)
Enable/disable the SATA controllers.
SATA Mode Selection
A³CI: Supports new features that improve performance.
RAID: Combine multiple disk drives into a logical unit.
SATA Aggressive Link Power Management
SATA Aggressive Link Power Management allows SATA devices to enter a low
power state during periods of inactivity to save power. It is only supported by A³CI
mode.
Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T.
S.M.A.R.T stands for Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. It is a
monitoring system for computer hard disk drives to detect and report on various
indicators of reliability.
A´C± (Advanced ´ost Controller ±nterface) supports NCQ and other new
features
that will improve SA²A disk performance but ±DE mode does not have these advan-
tages.