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Storage
Note: This menu is displayed when Intel Optane memory is installed.
• Controller Mode
Values: AHCI mode, RST mode
Description: If your computer has an Intel Optane memory installed, select RST mode so that you can
enable the Intel Optane memory in the Windows operating system.
Note: If a hard disk password has been set, you cannot change this setting until you delete the hard disk
password.
• Intel (R) Rapid Storage Technology
Description: Enter Intel (R) Rapid Storage Technology Configuration Utility to manage volumes on Intel (R)
RAID Controller.
Thunderbolt(TM) 3
• Thunderbolt BIOS Assist Mode
Values: Enabled, Disabled
Description: Enable or disable Thunderbolt BIOS Assist mode. If you select Enabled, Thunderbolt ports
are controlled by BIOS instead of operating system, power consumption is increased, and wake from
Modern Standby mode is disabled. You can only set to Enabled on the Linux and the Windows 10 (earlier
than version 1709) operating systems.
• Wake by Thunderbolt(TM) 3
Values: Disabled, Enabled
Description: Enable or disable Wake Feature with Thunderbolt(TM) 3 Port. If you select Enabled, the
battery life during low power state may become shorter.
• Security level
Values: No Security, User Authorization, Secure Connect, Display Port and USB
Description: Select the security level:
– No Security: Allow Thunderbolt devices to be connected automatically.
– User Authorization: Allow Thunderbolt devices to be connected after user authorization.
– Secure Connect: Allow Thunderbolt devices to be connected with a saved key that has been approved
by the user.
– Display Port and USB: Allow only DisplayPort-compatible devices and USB devices to be connected.
Thunderbolt devices are not allowed to be connected.
• Support in Pre Boot Environment:
Enable or disable the pre-OS support for devices connected to the Thunderbolt 3 port.
– Thunderbolt(TM) device
Values: Disabled, Enabled
Description: Enable or disable pre-OS support for Thunderbolt(TM) devices attached to Thunderbolt
(TM) 3 port. To use a device in pre-boot environment, authorize it in the OS or set security level to No
Security. To boot from a device, configure it in the Startup ➙ Boot menu.
– USB device
Values: Disabled, Enabled
Description: Enable or disable pre-OS support for USB devices attached to Thunderbolt (TM) 3 port. To
use a device in pre-boot environment, authorize it in the OS or set security level to No Security. To boot
from a device, configure it in the Startup ➙ Boot menu.
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