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BIOS Setup - 50 -
2-6 Integrated Peripherals
eXtreme Hard Drive (XHD) (Intel H57 Chipset)
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Enables or disables the X.H.D function for the SATA controllers integrated in the Intel H57 Chipset.
When set to Enabled, the PCH SATA Control Mode item below will be set to RAID(XHD) automatically.
For details on using the GIGABYTE X.H.D utility, refer to Chaper 4, "eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D)." (Default:
Disabled)
PCH SATA Control Mode (Intel H57/H55 Chipset)
Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controllers integrated in the Intel H57/H55 Chipset or congures
the SATA controllers to AHCI mode.
IDE Disables RAID for the SATA controllers and congures the SATA controllers to IDE
mode. (Default)
RAID(XHD)
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Enables RAID for the SATA controllers.
AHCI Congures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface
(AHCI) is an interface specication that allows the storage driver to enable advanced
Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug.
SATA Port0-3 Native Mode (Intel H57/H55 Chipset)
Species the operating mode of the integrated SATA controllers.
Disabled Allows the SATA controllers to operate in Legacy IDE mode.
In Legacy mode the SATA controllers use dedicated IRQs that cannot be shared with
other device. Set this option to Disabled if you wish to install operating systems that
do not support Native mode.
Enabled Allows the SATA controllers to operate in Native IDE mode. (Default)
Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to install operating systems that support Native
mode.
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Integrated Peripherals
eXtreme Hard Drive (XHD)
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[Disabled]
PCH SATA Control Mode [IDE]
SATA Port0-3 Native Mode [Enabled]
USB Controllers [Enabled]
USB Legacy Function [Enabled]
USB Storage Function [Enabled]
Azalia Codec [Auto]
Onboard H/W 1394 [Enabled]
Onboard H/W LAN [Enabled]
Green LAN [Disabled]
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SMART LAN [Press Enter]
Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]
Onboard USB 3.0 Controller [Enabled]
Onboard SATA/IDE Device [Enabled]
Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode [IDE]
Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4]
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: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
Item Help
Menu Level
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Only for GA-H57M-USB3.