User Manual

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS
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Support Aggressive Link Power Management
When this item is set to Enabled, the SATA AHCI controller manages the power
usage of the SATA link. The controller will put the link to a low power state when
the I/O is inactive for an extended period of time, and the power state will return
to normal when the I/O becomes active. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
SATA Port 0 ~ SATA Port 5
This item displays the information detected on the installed SATA drive on the
particular SATA port.
• Model number of drive and capacity
Port 0 ~ Port 5 Spin Up Device
On an edge detect from 0 to 1, set this item to allow the PCH to initialize the
device. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
Port 0 ~ Port 5 SATA Device Type
Use this item to specify if the SATA port specifi ed by the user should be connected
to a Solid State drive or a Hard Disk Drive. The options are Hard Disk Drive
and Solid State Drive.
*If the item above "Confi gure SATA as" is set to IDE, the following items will display:
Serial ATA Port 0~ Port 5
This item displays the information detected on the installed SATA drive on the
particular SATA port.
• Model number of drive and capacity
Port 0 ~ Port 5 SATA Device Type
Use this item to specify if the SATA port specifi ed by the user should be connected
to a Solid State drive or a Hard Disk Drive. The options are Hard Disk Drive
and Solid State Drive.
*If the item above "Confi gure SATA as" is set to RAID, the following items will display:
Support Aggressive Link Power Management
When this item is set to Enabled, the SATA AHCI controller manages the power
usage of the SATA link. The controller will put the link to a low power state when
the I/O is inactive for an extended period of time, and the power state will return
to normal when the I/O becomes active. The options are Enabled and Disabled.