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NVMe Settings, Viewing NVMe Settings, NVMe Settings details, Boot Settings

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Option Embedded SATA Security Freeze Lock Write Cache Port n Description Enables the embedded SATA option to be set to AHCI Mode, or RAID Mode. This option is set to AHCI Mode by default. Enables you to send Security Freeze Lock command to the embedded SATA drives during POST. This option is applicable only for AHCI mode. This option is set to Enabled by default. Enables or disables the command for the embedded SATA drives during POST. This option is set to Disabled by default. Enables you to set the drive type of the selected device. For AHCI Mode or RAID Mode, BIOS support is always enabled. Option Description Model Drive Type Capacity Specifies the drive model of the selected device. Specifies the type of drive attached to the SATA port. Specifies the total capacity of the drive. This field is undefined for removable media devices such as optical drives. NVMe Settings The NVMe settings enable you to set the NVMe drives to either RAID mode or Non-RAID mode. NOTE: To configure these drives as RAID drives, you must set the NVMe drives and the Embedded SATA option in the SATA Settings menu to RAID mode. If not, you must set this field to Non-RAID mode. Viewing NVMe Settings To view the NVMe Settings screen, perform the following steps: Steps 1. Power on, or restart your system. 2. Press F2 immediately after you see the following message: F2 = System Setup NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then restart your system and try again. 3. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS. 4. On the System BIOS screen, click NVMe Settings. NVMe Settings details About this task The NVMe Settings screen details are explained as follows: Option Description NVMe Mode Enables you to set the NVMe mode. This option is set to Non RAID by default. Boot Settings You can use the Boot Settings screen to set the boot mode to either BIOS or UEFI. It also enables you to specify the boot order. • UEFI: The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) is a new interface between operating systems and platform firmware. The interface consists of data tables with platform related information, boot and runtime service calls that are available to the operating system and its loader. The following benefits are available when the Boot Mode is set to UEFI: Pre-operating system management applications 41

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Option
Description
Embedded SATA
Enables the embedded SATA option to be set to
AHCI Mode
, or
RAID Mode
. This option is set to
AHCI Mode
by default.
Security Freeze
Lock
Enables you to send
Security Freeze Lock
command to the embedded SATA drives during POST. This option is
applicable only for AHCI mode. This option is set to
Enabled
by default.
Write Cache
Enables or disables the command for the embedded SATA drives during POST. This option is set to
Disabled
by
default.
Port n
Enables you to set the drive type of the selected device.
For
AHCI Mode
or
RAID Mode
, BIOS support is always enabled.
Option
Description
Model
Specifies the drive model of the selected device.
Drive Type
Specifies the type of drive attached to the SATA port.
Capacity
Specifies the total capacity of the drive. This field is undefined for removable media
devices such as optical drives.
NVMe Settings
The NVMe settings enable you to set the NVMe drives to either
RAID
mode or
Non-RAID
mode.
NOTE:
To configure these drives as RAID drives, you must set the NVMe drives and the Embedded SATA option in the
SATA Settings menu to RAID mode. If not, you must set this field to Non-RAID mode.
Viewing NVMe Settings
To view the
NVMe Settings
screen, perform the following steps:
Steps
1.
Power on, or restart your system.
2.
Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:
F2 = System Setup
NOTE:
If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then
restart your system and try again.
3.
On the
System Setup Main Menu
screen, click
System BIOS
.
4.
On the
System BIOS
screen, click
NVMe Settings
.
NVMe Settings details
About this task
The NVMe Settings screen details are explained as follows:
Option
Description
NVMe Mode
Enables you to set the NVMe mode. This option is set to
Non RAID
by default.
Boot Settings
You can use the
Boot Settings
screen to set the boot mode to either
BIOS
or
UEFI
. It also enables you to specify the boot order.
•
UEFI
: The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) is a new interface between operating systems and platform firmware. The
interface consists of data tables with platform related information, boot and runtime service calls that are available to the operating
system and its loader. The following benefits are available when the
Boot Mode
is set to
UEFI
:
Pre-operating system management applications
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