HP ProLiant SL160s G6 Server Software Configuration Guide

System BIOS configuration 15
SATA Configuration submenu
Figure 9 SATA Configuration submenu
Table 6
SATA Configuration submenu fields
Field Description Options
SATA#1 Controller
Mode
Disable SATA#1 controller Disabled
Configure SATA#1 controller to compatible mode Compatible
Configure SATA#1 controller to RAID mode RAID
Configure SATA#1 controller to AHCI mode AHCI
SATA#2 Controller
Mode
Disable SATA#2 controller Disabled
Enable SATA#2 conroller Enabled
Drive Write Cache Drive Write Cache feature disabled on all dumb SATA drives. This
avoids the possibility of data loss due to a power failure. The
default setting is Disabled.
Disabled
Drive Write Cache feature on all dumb SATA drives to be enabled
System BIOS or SATA option ROM during POST. This improves
performance, but at a risk of data loss on a power failure.
Enabled
Embedded SATA
Link Rate
System BIOS automatically sets the highest possible link rate based
on the chipset and drives installed. It’s the default value.
AUTO
System BIOS sets 1.5Gb/s Max link rate based on the chipset and
drives installed.
1.5Gb/s Max
System BIOS sets 3Gb/s Max link rate based on the chipset and
drives installed.
3Gb/s Max