User Guide
- 63 - BIOS Setup
Sata 3 Controller
Enable/Disable the SATA 3 controller.
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.
SATA Mode (for Sata 3 controller)
Select the on chip SATA type.
IDE Mode: When set to IDE, the SATA controller disables AHCI functions and runs in the IDE emulation
mode.
ACHI Mode: When set to AHCI,the SATA controller enables its AHCI functionality.
Options available: IDE/ACHI. Default setting is ACHI Mode.
Sata 3 speed
Options available: GEN 1/GEN 2/GEN 3. Default setting is GEN 3.
LPM
Enable/Disable Link Power Management.
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.
Overwrite SIR values
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.
SATA Port #0/1 (for Sata 3 controller)
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System will automatically detect HDD type.
Spin Up (for Sata 3 Port 0/1)
On an edge detect from 0 to 1, the south bridge starts a COM reset initialization to the device.
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.
External device (for Sata 3 Port 0/1)
Enable/Disable External SATA support for Serial ATA Port 0/1.
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.
Hot Plug (for Sata 3 Port 0/1)
Enable/Disable Hot Plug support for Serial ATA Port 0/1.
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.
Mechanical Switch (for Sata 3 Port 0/1)
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.
Sata 2 Controller
Enable/Disable the SATA 2 controller.
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.
SATA Mode (for Sata 2 controller)
Select the on chip SATA type.
IDE Mode: When set to IDE, the SATA controller disables AHCI functions and runs in the IDE emulation
mode.
ACHI Mode: When set to AHCI,the SATA controller enables its AHCI functionality.
Options available: IDE/ACHI. Default setting is ACHI Mode.
LPM
Enable/Disable Link Power Management.
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.