You can use the SATA Settings screen
to view the SATA settings of SATA devices and enable RAID on your
system.
About this task
You can view
the SATA Settings screen by clicking System Setup Main Menu > System BIOS > SATA Settings.
The SATA Settings screen details are explained below.
Menu Item
Description
Embedded SATA
Enables the embedded SATA to be set to Off, ATA, AHCI, or RAID modes. By default, the Embedded SATA option is set to AHCI.
Security Freeze Lock
Sends Security Freeze Lock command to the Embedded SATA drives
during POST. This option is only applicable to ATA and AHCI mode.
Write Cache
Enables or disables the command for Embedded SATA drives during
POST.
Port A
Sets the drive type of the selected device. For Embedded
SATA settings in ATA mode, set
this field to Auto to enable BIOS support.
Set it to OFF to turn off BIOS support.
For AHCI mode or RAID mode, BIOS always
enables support.
Model
Displays the drive model of the selected device.
Drive Type
Displays the type of drive attached to the SATA port.
Capacity
Displays the total capacity of the hard drive. The field is undefined
for removable media devices such as optical drives.
Port B
Sets the drive type of the selected device. For Embedded
SATA settings in ATA mode, set
this field to Auto to enable BIOS support.
Set it to OFF to turn off BIOS support.
For AHCI mode or RAID mode, BIOS always
enables support.
Model
Displays the drive model of the selected device.
Drive Type
Displays the type of drive attached to the SATA port.
Capacity
Displays the total capacity of the hard drive. The field is undefined
for removable media devices such as optical drives.
Port C
Sets the drive type of the selected device. For Embedded
SATA settings in ATA mode, set
this field to Auto to enable BIOS support.
Set it to OFF to turn off BIOS support.
For AHCI mode or RAID mode, BIOS always
enables support.
Model
Displays the drive model of the selected device.
Drive Type
Displays the type of drive attached to the SATA port.
Capacity
Displays the total capacity of the hard drive. The field is undefined
for removable media devices such as optical drives.
Port D
Sets the drive type of the selected device. For Embedded
SATA settings in ATA mode, set
this field to Auto to enable BIOS support.
Set it to OFF to turn off BIOS support.
For AHCI mode or RAID mode, BIOS always
enables support.
Model
Displays the drive model of the selected device.
Drive Type
Displays the type of drive attached to the SATA port.
Capacity
Displays the total capacity of the hard drive. The field is undefined
for removable media devices such as optical drives.
Port E
Sets the drive type of the selected device. For Embedded
SATA settings in ATA mode, set
this field to Auto to enable BIOS support.
Set it to OFF to turn off BIOS support.
For AHCI mode or RAID mode, BIOS always
enables support.
Model
Displays the drive model of the selected device.
Drive Type
Displays the type of drive attached to the SATA port.
Capacity
Displays the total capacity of the hard drive. The field is undefined
for removable media devices such as optical drives.
Port F
Sets the drive type of the selected device. For Embedded
SATA settings in ATA mode, set
this field to Auto to enable BIOS support.
Set it to OFF to turn off BIOS support.
For AHCI mode or RAID mode, BIOS always
enables support.
Model
Displays the drive model of the selected device.
Drive Type
Displays the type of drive attached to the SATA port.
Capacity
Displays the total capacity of the hard drive. The field is undefined
for removable media devices such as optical drives.
Port G
Sets the drive type of the selected device. For Embedded
SATA settings in ATA mode, set
this field to Auto to enable BIOS support.
Set it to OFF to turn off BIOS support.
For AHCI mode or RAID mode, BIOS always
enables support.
Model
Displays the drive model of the selected device.
Drive Type
Displays the type of drive attached to the SATA port.
Capacity
Displays the total capacity of the hard drive. The field is undefined
for removable media devices such as optical drives.
Port H
Sets the drive type of the selected device. For Embedded
SATA settings in ATA mode, set
this field to Auto to enable BIOS support.
Set it to OFF to turn off BIOS support.
For AHCI mode or RAID mode, BIOS always
enables support.
Model
Displays the drive model of the selected device.
Drive Type
Displays the type of drive attached to the SATA port.
Capacity
Displays the total capacity of the hard drive. The field is undefined
for removable media devices such as optical drives.
Port I
Sets the drive type of the selected device. For Embedded
SATA settings in ATA mode, set
this field to Auto to enable BIOS support.
Set it to OFF to turn off BIOS support.
For AHCI mode or RAID mode, BIOS always
enables support.
Model
Displays the drive model of the selected device.
Drive Type
Displays the type of drive attached to the SATA port.
Capacity
Displays the total capacity of the hard drive. The field is undefined
for removable media devices such as optical drives.
Port J
Sets the drive type of the selected device. For Embedded
SATA settings in ATA mode, set
this field to Auto to enable BIOS support.
Set it to OFF to turn off BIOS support.
For AHCI mode or RAID mode, BIOS always
enables support.
Model
Displays the drive model of the selected device.
Drive Type
Displays the type of drive attached to the SATA port.
Capacity
Displays the total capacity of the hard drive. The field is undefined
for removable media devices such as optical drives.
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