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Chapter 3: BIOS Setup
Chapter 3
3.6.3 SATA Configuration
While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of SATA devices. The
SATA Port items show Not Present if no SATA device is installed to the corresponding SATA
port.
SATA Port Enable
This item allows you to enable or disable the SATA Device.
Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
SATA Mode
This item 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] when you want to create a RAID conguration from
the SATA hard disk drives.
SMART Self Test
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]
3.6.2 ROG Effects
The items in this menu allow you to congure the LEDs on your motherboard and the
functions for the Q-Code LED.
Onboard LED
This item allows you to enable all the onboard LEDs.
Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
3.6.4 Onboard Devices Configuration
The items in this menu allow you to switch between PCIe Lanes and congure onboard
devices.
HD Audio Controller
This item allows you to use the Azalia High Denition Audio Controller
Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]