Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD7 Manual - Page 54

GSATA3 RAID Configuration Marvell 88SE9128 Chip, GSATA3_6 and GSATA3_7 Con

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GSATA3 Transaction Mode (Marvell 88SE9128 Chip, GSATA3_6 and GSATA3_7 Con- nectors) Allows you to decide whether to enable RAID for the Marvell 88SE9128 SATA controller. Bypass Disables RAID. Fw Mode Enables RAID. (Default) Auto Lets the BIOS configure this setting depending on the hard drives connected. In case you want to switch to Fw Mode from other modes and to be able to enter the GSATA3 RAID Configuration screen, after selecting Fw Mode, be sure to save the settings and exit BIOS Setup first for the settings to take effect. GSATA3 RAID Configuration (Marvell 88SE9128 Chip, GSATA3_6 and GSATA3_7 Con- nectors) Allows you to configure RAID for the Marvell 88SE9128 SATA controller. Refer to Chapter 5, "Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)," for instructions on configuring a RAID array. eSATA3 Controller (Marvell 88SE9128 Chip, eSATA Connectors on the Back Panel) Enables or disables the SATA controller integrated in the Marvell 88SE9128 chip. (Default: Enabled) eSATA3 Ctrl Mode (Marvell 88SE9128 Chip, eSATA Connectors on the Back Panel) Allows you to decide whether to configure the SATA controller integrated in the Marvell 88SE9128 chip to AHCI mode. IDE Configures the SATA controller to IDE mode. (Default) AHCI Configures the SATA controller to AHCI mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. eSATA3 Transaction Mode (Marvell 88SE9128 Chip, eSATA Connectors on the Back Panel) Allows you to decide whether to enable RAID for the Marvell 88SE9128 SATA controller. Bypass Disables RAID. Fw Mode Enables RAID. (Default) Auto Lets the BIOS configure this setting depending on the hard drives connected. In case you want to switch to Fw Mode from other modes and to be able to enter the eSATA3 RAID Configuration screen, after selecting Fw Mode, be sure to save the settings and exit BIOS Setup first for the settings to take effect. eSATA3 RAID Configuration (Marvell 88SE9128 Chip, eSATA Connectors on the Back Panel) Allows you to configure RAID for the Marvell 88SE9128 SATA controller. Refer to Chapter 5, "Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)," for instructions on configuring a RAID array. SATA3 Firmware Selection Determines whether to automatically update the firmware of the Marvell 88SE9128 chips. Onchip Auto Force Keeps the original firmware version. Lets the BIOS automatically update the firmware to the latest version. (Default) Forces the BIOS to flash the firmware with the same version as the one embedded in the system BIOS, even if it's not the latest one. BIOS Setup - 54 -

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BIOS Setup
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GSATA3 Transaction Mode (
Marvell 88SE9128
Chip, GSATA3_6 and GSATA3_7 Con-
nectors)
Allows you to decide whether to enable RAID for the Marvell 88SE9128 SATA controller.
Bypass
Disables RAID.
Fw Mode
Enables RAID. (Default)
Auto
Lets the BIOS configure this setting depending on the hard drives connected.
In case you want to switch to
Fw Mode
from other modes and to be able to enter the
GSATA3 RAID
Configuration
screen, after selecting
Fw Mode
, be sure to save the settings and exit BIOS Setup first
for the settings to take effect.
GSATA3 RAID Configuration (Marvell 88SE9128 Chip, GSATA3_6 and GSATA3_7 Con-
nectors)
Allows you to configure RAID for the Marvell 88SE9128 SATA controller. Refer to Chapter 5, "Configur-
ing SATA Hard Drive(s)," for instructions on configuring a RAID array.
eSATA3 Controller (
Marvell 88SE9128
Chip, eSATA Connectors on the Back Panel)
Enables or disables the SATA controller integrated in the Marvell 88SE9128 chip. (Default: Enabled)
eSATA3 Ctrl Mode (
Marvell 88SE9128
Chip, eSATA Connectors on the Back Panel)
Allows you to decide whether to configure the SATA controller integrated in the Marvell 88SE9128 chip
to AHCI mode.
IDE
Configures the SATA controller to IDE mode. (Default)
AHCI
Configures the SATA controller to AHCI mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface
(AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced
Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug.
eSATA3 Transaction Mode (
Marvell 88SE9128
Chip, eSATA Connectors on the Back
Panel)
Allows you to decide whether to enable RAID for the Marvell 88SE9128 SATA controller.
Bypass
Disables RAID.
Fw Mode
Enables RAID. (Default)
Auto
Lets the BIOS configure this setting depending on the hard drives connected.
In case you want to switch to
Fw Mode
from other modes and to be able to enter the
eSATA3 RAID
Configuration
screen, after selecting
Fw Mode
, be sure to save the settings and exit BIOS Setup first
for the settings to take effect.
eSATA3 RAID Configuration (Marvell 88SE9128 Chip, eSATA Connectors on the Back
Panel)
Allows you to configure RAID for the Marvell 88SE9128 SATA controller. Refer to Chapter 5, "Configur-
ing SATA Hard Drive(s)," for instructions on configuring a RAID array.
SATA3 Firmware Selection
Determines whether to automatically update the firmware of the Marvell 88SE9128 chips.
Onchip
Keeps the original firmware version.
Auto
Lets the BIOS automatically update the firmware to the latest version. (Default)
Force
Forces the BIOS to flash the firmware with the same version as the one embedded in
the system BIOS, even if it's not the latest one.