HP ProLiant SL2x170z G6 Server Software Configuration Guide

System BIOS configuration 13
IDE Configuration submenu
Figure 7 IDE Configuration submenu
Table 6 IDE Configuration submenu fields
Field Description Options
SATA Controller
Mode
Legacy Native mode, supports up to 4 drivers. Compatible
Only available on systems with an embedded software RAID option
ROM.
RAID
This is the DEFAULT if NCQ Mode requires that AHCI also be Enabled.
Otherwise, legacy SATA Native Mode is the DEFAULT as previously
specified. This is the default value.
AHCI
SATA controller is Disabled and does not appear in the standard boot
order list.
Disabled
Drive Write Cache Drive Write Cache feature disabled on all dumb SATA drives. This
avoids the possibility of data loss due to a power failure. The default
setting is Disabled.
Disabled
Drive Write Cache feature on all dumb SATA drives to be enabled
System BIOS or SATA option ROM during POST. This improves
performance, but at a risk of data loss on a power failure.
Enabled
IDE Detect Time Out This value is the best setting to use if the onboard IDE controllers are
set to a specific IDE disk drive in the BIOS.
0
Set this value to stop the setup from searching the IDE bus for IDE disk
drives in 5 seconds.
5
Set this value to stop the setup from searching the IDE bus for IDE disk
drives in 10 seconds.
10
Set this value to stop the setup from searching the IDE bus for IDE disk
drives in 15 seconds.
15