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SATA Mode (Advanced Menu)
You can configure SATA (Serial ATA) control to operate in AHCI (Advanced Host
Controller Interface) or Intel RST Premium With Intel Optane System Acceler-
ation (or RAID - Redundant Array of Independent disks) modes from this menu.
The SATA Mode should be set BEFORE installing an operating system, and after
you have backed up all necessary files and data (see sidebar). See “Setting Up SATA
RAID, Optane™ or AHCI Mode” on page 6 - 2 for details. Make sure you install
the Intel Rapid Storage Technology application if you have set the SATA Mode
to RAID, or to AHCI (see “IRST Driver Installation” on page 6 - 62).
If you wish to change your SATA mode to/from AHCI/Intel RST (RAID) mode you
will receive a message (see overleaf) to notify you that doing so may prevent your
operating system from booting, and may require a reinstall of the OS. If you do wish
to change the SATA mode then backup any necessary data on your hard disk(s) as
you will need wipe the disks clean in order to prevent system problems.
SATA Mode
Selection
If you have installed the
Windows OS with either
AHCI or Intel RST
(RAID) mode enabled,
DO NOT disable the set
mode (if you wish to dis-
able the set mode you
will need to reinstall the
Windows OS). Note the
following:
Intel RST (RAID) mode
with UEFI disabled (lega-
cy mode) does not sup-
port PCIe SSDs.
AHCI mode with the IRST
driver installed does not
support PCIe SSDs.
Figure 5 - 7
SATA Mode Change
Notification
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