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SATA Controller(s) [Enabled]

Enables or disables onboard the SATA device. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

The following items appear only when you set the SATA Controller(s) to [Enabled].

SATA Mode Selection [AHCI]

Allows you to set the SATA conguration.

[AHCI] Set to [AHCI] when you want the SATA hard disk drives to use the AHCI

(Advanced Host Controller Interface). The AHCI allows the onboard storage

driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage

performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally

optimize the order of commands.

[RAID] Set to [RAID Mode] when you want to create a RAID conguration from the

SATA hard disk drives.

The following items appear only when you set the SATA Mode Selection to [RAID].

CR#1 RST Pcie Storage Remapping [Disabled]

This item allows you to enable or disable the RST Pcie Storage Remapping feature.

Conguration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled]

Aggressive LPM Support [Disabled]

This item is designed for LPM (link power management) support with a better energy saving

conditions. When disabled, the hot plug function of SATA ports are disabled. Conguration

options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

SMART Self Test [On]

S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a monitoring system that

shows a warning message during POST (Power-on Self Test) when an error occurs in the

hard disks. Conguration options: [On] [Off]

SATA6G_3~6(Gray) [Enabled]

Allow you to enable/disable the SATA6G_3~6 port. Conguration options: [Disabled]

[Enabled]

Hot Plug [Disabled]

These items allow you to enable/disable SATA Hot Plug Support. Conguration options:

[Disabled] [Enabled]

The following item appears only when you set the Hot Plug item to [Enabled].

Mechanical Presence Switch [Enabled]

Enables or disables reporting if the SATA port has an Mechanical Presence Switch.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

2.6.6 USB Configuration

The items in this menu allow you to change the USB-related features.

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