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PCH-IO Configuration, PCI Express Configuration, SATA Controllers [Enabled]

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Memory Configuration Allows you to configure the memory configuration parameters. Memory Remap [Enabled] Set this item to [Enabled] to support DRAM address remapping for 64-bit operating systems. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] 2.6.4 PCH-IO Configuration This item allows you to configure the PCI Express configuration settings. PCI Express Configuration Allows you to configure PCI Express settings. PCIe Speed [Auto] Allows you to configure the PCIe speed. Configuration options: [Auto] [Gen1] [Gen2] [Gen3] 2.6.5 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 Controller(s) [Enabled] Enables or disables onboard the SATA device. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] SATA Mode Selection [AHCI] Allows you to set the SATA configuration. [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. The following items appear only when you set the SATA Mode Selection to [RAID]. CR#1/2/3 RST Pcie Storage Remapping [Disabled] This item allows you to enable or disable the RST Pcie Storage Remapping feature. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] Alternate ID [Disabled] This item allows you to enable or disable the report for the alternate device ID. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] SMART Self Test This item allows you to enable or disable the SMART Self Test on all HDDs during POST. 2-34 Chapter 2: Getting started

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Memory Configuration
Allows you to configure the memory configuration parameters.
Memory Remap [Enabled]
Set this item to
[Enabled]
to support DRAM address remapping for 64‑bit operating
systems. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
2.6.4
PCH-IO Configuration
This item allows you to configure the PCI Express configuration settings.
PCI Express Configuration
Allows you to configure PCI Express settings.
PCIe Speed [Auto]
Allows you to configure the PCIe speed. Configuration options: [Auto] [Gen1] [Gen2]
[Gen3]
2.6.5
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 Controller(s) [Enabled]
Enables or disables onboard the SATA device. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
SATA Mode Selection [AHCI]
Allows you to set the SATA configuration.
[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.
The following items appear only when you set the SATA Mode Selection to
[RAID]
.
CR#1/2/3 RST Pcie Storage Remapping [Disabled]
This item allows you to enable or disable the RST Pcie Storage Remapping feature.
Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled]
Alternate ID [Disabled]
This item allows you to enable or disable the report for the alternate device ID.
Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled]
SMART Self Test
This item allows you to enable or disable the SMART Self Test on all HDDs during POST.
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