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SATA Settings screen

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Menu Item Processor 1 Family-Model-Stepping Brand Level 2 Cache Level 3 Cache Number of Cores Description NOTE: Depending on the number of installed CPUs, there may be up to four processor listings. The following settings are displayed for each processor installed in the system. Displays the family, model, and stepping of the processor as defined by Intel. Displays the brand name reported by the processor. Displays the total L2 cache. Displays the total L3 cache. Displays the number of cores per processor. SATA Settings screen You can use the SATA Settings screen to view the SATA settings of SATA devices and enable RAID on your system. To view the SATA Settings screen, click System Setup Main Menu > System BIOS > SATA Settings. The SATA Settings screen details are explained as follows: Menu Item Embedded SATA Security Freeze Lock Write Cache Port A Description Enables the embedded SATA option to be set to Off, ATA, AHCI, or RAID modes. By default, the Embedded SATA option is set to AHCI. Sends Security Freeze Lock command to the Embedded SATA drives during POST. This option is applicable only to ATA and AHCI modes. Enables or disables the command for Embedded SATA drives during POST. Sets the drive type of the selected device. For Embedded SATA settings in ATA mode, set this field to Auto to enable BIOS support. Set it to OFF to turn off BIOS support. For AHCI or RAID mode, BIOS support is always enabled. Model Drive Type Capacity Port B Displays the drive model of the selected device. Displays the type of drive attached to the SATA port. Displays the total capacity of the hard drive. This field is undefined for removable media devices such as optical drives. Sets the drive type of the selected device. For Embedded SATA settings in ATA mode, set this field to Auto to enable BIOS support. Set it to OFF to turn off BIOS support. For AHCI or RAID mode, BIOS support is always enabled. Model Drive Type Capacity Displays the drive model of the selected device. Displays the type of drive attached to the SATA port. Displays the total capacity of the hard drive. This field is undefined for removable media devices such as optical drives. 31

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Menu Item
Description
Processor 1
NOTE:
Depending on the number of installed CPUs,
there may be up to four processor listings. The following
settings are displayed for each processor installed in the
system.
Family-Model-Stepping
Displays the family, model, and stepping of the processor as
defined by Intel.
Brand
Displays the brand name reported by the processor.
Level 2 Cache
Displays the total L2 cache.
Level 3 Cache
Displays the total L3 cache.
Number of Cores
Displays the number of cores per processor.
SATA Settings screen
You can use the
SATA Settings
screen to view the SATA settings of SATA devices and enable RAID on
your system.
To view the
SATA Settings
screen, click
System Setup Main Menu
>
System BIOS
>
SATA Settings
.
The
SATA Settings
screen details are explained as follows:
Menu Item
Description
Embedded SATA
Enables the embedded SATA option to be set to
Off
,
ATA
,
AHCI
, or
RAID
modes. By default, the
Embedded SATA
option is set to
AHCI
.
Security Freeze Lock
Sends Security Freeze Lock command to the Embedded SATA drives
during POST. This option is applicable only to ATA and AHCI modes.
Write Cache
Enables or disables the command for Embedded SATA drives during
POST.
Port A
Sets the drive type of the selected device. For
Embedded SATA settings
in
ATA
mode, set this field to
Auto
to enable BIOS support. Set it to
OFF
to turn off BIOS support.
For
AHCI
or
RAID
mode, BIOS support is always enabled.
Model
Displays the drive model of the selected device.
Drive Type
Displays the type of drive attached to the SATA port.
Capacity
Displays the total capacity of the hard drive. This field is undefined for
removable media devices such as optical drives.
Port B
Sets the drive type of the selected device. For
Embedded SATA settings
in
ATA
mode, set this field to
Auto
to enable BIOS support. Set it to
OFF
to turn off BIOS support.
For
AHCI
or
RAID
mode, BIOS support is always enabled.
Model
Displays the drive model of the selected device.
Drive Type
Displays the type of drive attached to the SATA port.
Capacity
Displays the total capacity of the hard drive. This field is undefined for
removable media devices such as optical drives.
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