Technical Product Specification

BIOS Setup Interface Intel® Server Board S2600WP TPS
Table 35. Setup Utility – Mass Storage Controller Configuration Fields
Setup Item
Options
Help Text
Comments
AHCI Controller
Configuration
Information only.
SATA/SAS Controller
Configuration
Information only.
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.
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 selects the target
HDDs that will spin up at
system boot.
SAS/SATA Capable
Controller
Disabled
Intel
®
ESRT2
(LSI*)
Intel
®
RSTe
- Intel
®
ESRT2: Provides
host based RAID 0/1/10
and optional RAID 5.
Uses Intel
®
ESRT2
drivers (based on LSI*
MegaSR).
- Intel
®
RSTe: Provides
pass-through drive
support. Also provides
host based RAID 0/1/10
support, and RAID 5 (in
SATA mode only). Uses
Intel
®
RSTe iastor
drivers.
This option selects the RAID
stack to be used with the SCU.
If Disabled is selected, any
drives connected to the SCU
will not be usable.
Intel(R) Storage Module
--- None
Information only. If no Intel
®
Storage Module is detected,
then None is displayed. This
shows the customer the
product name of the module
installed, which helps in
identifying drivers, support,
documentation, and so on.
Intel order number G44057-007 Revision 1.6
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