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2.6.4 PCH Configuration
This item allows you to congure the PCI Express conguration settings.
PCI Express Configuration
PCIe Speed [Auto]
Allows you to congure the PCIe speed. Conguration options: [Auto] [Gen1] [Gen2]
[Gen3]
2.6.5 SATA Configuration
While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of SATA devices. The
SATA Port items show Not Present if no SATA device is installed to the corresponding SATA
port.
Hyper kit Mode [Disabled]
[Enabled] Enables this option for ASUS Hyper kit card.
[Disabled] Disables this option for M.2 devices.
SATA Controller(s) [Enabled]
Enables or disables onboard the SATA device. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
The following items appear only when you set SATA Controller(s) to [Enabled].
SATA Mode Selection [AHCI]
Allows you to set the SATA conguration.
[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 conguration from the
SATA hard disk drives.
The following items appear only when you set the SATA Mode Selection to [RAID].
CR#1/2/3 RST Pcie Storage Remapping [Disabled]
This item allows you to enable or disable the RST Pcie Storage Remapping feature.
Conguration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled]
Alternate ID [Disabled]
This item allows you to enable or disable the report for the alternate device ID.
Conguration 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. Conguration
options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
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