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2.5.3 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. SATA Mode Selection [IDE] 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. S.M.A.R.T. Status Check [Enabled] S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a monitor system. When read/write of your hard disk errors occur, this feature allows the hard disk to report warning messages during the POST. This item appears only when you set the previous item to [IDE] or [AHCI]. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Hot Plug [Disabled] This item only appears when you set the SATA Mode Selection item to [AHCI] and allows you to enable or disable the hot-plug support for each SATA port. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] 2.5.4 System Agent Configuration Memory Remap Feature [Enabled] [Enabled] Allow you to enable remapping the memory above 4GB. [Disabled] Disables this function. Graphics Configuration Primary Display [Auto] Allows you to decide which graphics controller to use as the primary boot device. Configuration options: [Auto] [iGPU] [PCIE] [PCI] iGPU Memory [Auto] Allows you to select the amount of system memory allocated to DVMT 5.0 used by the iGPU. Configuration options: [32M] [64M] [96M] [128M] ~ [416M] [448M] [480M] [512M] Render Standby [Enabled] Allows you to enable the Intel® Graphics Render Standby support to reduce the iGPU power use when idle. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] iGPU Multi-Monitor [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the iGPU Multi-Monitor. For Lucid Virtu Universal MVP function support, set this item to [Enabled] to empower both the integrated and discrete graphic cards. The iGPU shared memory size will be fixed at 64MB. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Chapter 2: BIOS information 2-17

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Chapter 2: BIOS information
2-17
2.5.3
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.
SATA Mode Selection [IDE]
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.
S.M.A.R.T. Status Check [Enabled]
S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a monitor system. When
read/write of your hard disk errors occur, this feature allows the hard disk to report warning
messages during the POST. This item appears only when you set the previous item to [IDE]
or [AHCI]. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
Hot Plug [Disabled]
This item only appears when you set the SATA Mode Selection item to [AHCI] and allows you
to enable or disable the hot-plug support for each SATA port. Configuration options: [Enabled]
[Disabled]
2.5.4
System Agent Configuration
Memory Remap Feature [Enabled]
[Enabled]
Allow you to enable remapping the memory above 4GB.
[Disabled]
Disables this function.
Graphics Configuration
Primary Display [Auto]
Allows you to decide which graphics controller to use as the primary boot device.
Configuration options: [Auto] [iGPU] [PCIE] [PCI]
iGPU Memory [Auto]
Allows you to select the amount of system memory allocated to DVMT 5.0 used by the
iGPU. Configuration options: [32M] [64M] [96M] [128M] ~ [416M] [448M] [480M] [512M]
Render Standby [Enabled]
Allows you to enable the Intel
®
Graphics Render Standby support to reduce the iGPU
power use when idle. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
iGPU Multi-Monitor [Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the iGPU Multi-Monitor. For Lucid Virtu Universal MVP
function support, set this item to [Enabled] to empower both the integrated and discrete
graphic cards. The iGPU shared memory size will be fixed at 64MB. Configuration
options: [Disabled] [Enabled]