Reference Guide

Applicable Systems PowerEdge 12G and later systems

SATA Settings

You can manage the BIOS SATA settings using the options in this group.

--EmbSata/--embsataraid

Valid Arguments

• On systems prior to 12G: off, combined, ata, ahci, raid, qdma

• On 12G and later systems: Off, AtaMode, RaidMode, AhciMode

Description

Configures an embedded SATA RAID controller. This option can be

replicated.

• off /Off — disables the embedded SATA RAID controller.

• combined— sets the SATA RAID controller to combined mode.

• ata/ AtaMode— sets SATA RAID controller to ATA mode.

• ahci/ AhciMode— sets ATA RAID controller to ahci mode.

• raid/RaidMode — sets SATA RAID controller to RAID mode.

• qdma — sets the SATA RAID controller to support ATAPI devices

at transfer rates much higher than PIO. A device driver must be

installed on your system to use the QDMA mode.

Example:

A:>syscfg --embsataraid=off

embsataraid=off

Applicable Systems

All PowerEdge systems

--eSataPort1

Valid Arguments

• On systems prior to 12G: NA

• On 12G and later systems: Off, Auto

Description

Sets the embedded SATA port1 to auto or off.

Example:

A:>syscfg --eSataPort1=Off

eSataPort1=Off

Applicable Systems Dell PowerEdge 12G and later systems.

--eSataPort1Capacity*

Valid Arguments

• On systems prior to 12G: NA

• On 12G and later systems: read-only

Description

Displays the total capacity of a hard-disk drive. This option is

undefined for removable-media devices such as optical drives.