Intel S1200BT Technical Product Specification - Page 88

BIOS User Interface Intel® Server Board S1200BT TPS 1. AHCI Capable SATA Controller Option Values: Enabled Disabled Help Text: AHCI capable SATA controller (also known as Onboard SATA Controller) refers to the Advanced Host Controller Interface SATA device integrated into the chipset. In order to utilize the AHCI capabilies, the AHCI option needs to be enabled in the SATA Mode menu Comments: If the SATA Conroller is Enabled, then the mode of operation can be set using following options. If it is Disabled, the SATA Ports will not operate. and any installed SATA devices will be unavailable. 2. Configure SATA Mode Option Values: Compatability Enhanced AHCI RAID Mode Help Text: [Compatibility] provides PATA emulation on the SATA device, allowing the use of legacy IDE/PATA drivers. [Enhanced] provides Native SATA support, using native SATA drivers included with the vast majority of current operating systems. [AHCI] enables the Advanced Host Controller Interface, which provides Enhanced SATA functionality plus additional functionality such as Native Command Queuing. Uses AHCI drivers available for the majority of current operating systems. [RAID Mode] provides host based RAID support on the onboard SATA ports. Comments: This option setting only appears when the SATA Controller is Enabled. In order to use the AHCI setting, any OS being booted must have AHCI drivers available. If the RAID Mode setting is chosen, then the following setting for RAID Mode Options will appear. Note: When the SATA Mode setting is changed, before attempting to set the Boot Order it is necessary to do a Save and Exit, and reboot to properly recognize any SATA hard drives. 3. RAID Mode Options Option Values: Intel® ESRT2 (LSI(TM)) Intel® RST (Matrix) Help Text: 76 Revision 2.0 Intel order number G13326-004