Asus Z97-P User Guide - Page 66

System Agent Configuration, SATA6G_1 Gray/ SATA6G_2 Gray/ SATA6G_3 Gray/ SATA6G_4 Gray

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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. The following item appears only when you set the SATA Mode Selection to [RAID]. Pcie Nand Configuration [Auto] This item allows you to enable or disable PCIe NAND. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] Aggressive LPM Support [Disabled] This item is designed for LPM (link power management) support with a better energy saving conditions. When disabled, the hot plug function of SATA ports are disabled. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] S.M.A.R.T. Status Check [On] S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a monitoring system that shows a warning message during POST (Power-on Self Test) when an error occurs in the hard disks. Configuration options: [On] [Off] SATA6G_1 (Gray)/ SATA6G_2 (Gray)/ SATA6G_3 (Gray)/ SATA6G_4 (Gray) [Enabled] These items allow you to enable/disable the SATA ports. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Hot Plug [Disabled] (SATA6G_1 - SATA6G_4) These items allow you to enable/disable SATA Hot Plug Support. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] M.2 Press and key in a name for the Intel® SATA ports. 2.6.4 System Agent Configuration CPU Display Audio [Enabled] Enable this item to support CPU display audio output. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] 2-34 Chapter 2: Getting started

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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.
The following item appears only when you set the SATA Mode Selection to
[RAID]
.
Pcie Nand Configuration [Auto]
This item allows you to enable or disable PCIe NAND. Configuration options: [Auto]
[Disabled] [Enabled]
Aggressive LPM Support [Disabled]
This item is designed for LPM (link power management) support with a better energy saving
conditions. When disabled, the hot plug function of SATA ports are disabled. Configuration
options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
S.M.A.R.T. Status Check [On]
S.M.A.R.T. (Self‑Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a monitoring system that
shows a warning message during POST (Power‑on Self Test) when an error occurs in the
hard disks. Configuration options: [On] [Off]
SATA6G_1 (Gray)/ SATA6G_2 (Gray)/ SATA6G_3 (Gray)/ SATA6G_4 (Gray)
[Enabled]
These items allow you to enable/disable the SATA ports. Configuration options: [Disabled]
[Enabled]
Hot Plug [Disabled] (SATA6G_1 - SATA6G_4)
These items allow you to enable/disable SATA Hot Plug Support. Configuration options:
[Disabled] [Enabled]
M.2
Press <Enter> and key in a name for the Intel
®
SATA ports.
2.6.4
System Agent Configuration
CPU Display Audio [Enabled]
Enable this item to support CPU display audio output. Configuration options: [Enabled]
[Disabled]
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