Technical Product Specification

BIOS Setup Interface Intel® Server Board S1600JP TPS
Table 33. Mass Storage Controller Configuration Fields
Setup Item
Options
Help Text
Comments
AHCI
Controller
Configuration
AHCI Port
Configuration
None
Information only. This is a display showing
which ports are available through the
onboard AHCI capable SATA controller, if
the controller is enabled.
SATA/SAS
Controller
Configuration
SCU
SAS/SATA
Port
Configuration
None
Information only. This is a display showing
the number of ports which are available
through the SCU controller, and whether
they are configured for SATA or SAS.
AHCI Capable
SATA
Controller
Disabled
Compatibility
Enhanced
AHCI
RAID Mode
- Compatibility provides PATA
emulation on the SATA
device.
- Enhanced provides Native
SATA support.
- AHCI enables the Advanced
Host Controller Interface,
which provides Enhanced
SATA functionality.
- RAID Mode provides host
based RAID support on the
onboard SATA ports.
This option configures the onboard AHCI-
capable SATA controller, which is distinct
from the SCU.
If the SATA Controller is Disabled, the SATA
Ports will not operate, and any installed
SATA devices will be unavailable.
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 OSes. AHCI enables the Advanced
Host Controller Interface, which provides
Enhanced SATA functionality plus possible
additional functionality (Native Command
Queuing, Hot Plug, Staggered Spin Up). It
uses AHCI drivers available for the majority
of current OSes. RAID Mode provides host
based RAID support on the onboard SATA
ports. RAID levels supported and required
drivers depend on the RAID stack selected.
AHCI HDD
Staggered
Spin-Up
Enabled
Disabled
If enabled for the AHCI
Capable SATA controller,
Staggered Spin-Up will be
performed on drives attached
to it. Otherwise these drives
will all spin up at boot.
This option enables or disables Staggered
Spin-
up only for disk drives attached to ports
on the AHCI Capable SATA Controller. Disk
drives attached to SATA/SAS ports on the
Storage Control Unit are controlled by a
different method for Staggered Spin-Up and
this option does not affect them.
This option is only visible when the SATA
Controller is enabled and AHCI or RAID has
been selected as the operational SATA
Mode.
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