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Chapter 5: BIOS setup
Chapter 5
SATA Controller 1 [Enhanced]
This item appears only when you set the SATA Mode item to [IDE Mode]. Set to
[Enhanced] to support two SATA 6.0 Gb/s and two SATA 3.0 Gb/s devices. Set to
[Compatible] when using Windows 98/NT/2000/MS-DOS. Up to four SATA devices
are supported under these operating systems.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enhanced] [Compatible]
SATA Controller 2 [Enhanced]
This item appears only when you set the SATA Mode item to [IDE Mode]. Set to
[Enhanced] to support two SATA 3.0 Gb/s devices.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enhanced]
S.M.A.R.T. Status Check [Enabled]
S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a monitor
system. When read/write of your hard disk errors occur, this feature allows the hard
disk to report warning messages during POST.
Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
Staggered Spin-up [Disabled]
Staggered spin-up is a feature defined in the Serial ATA Specifications. It enables
an HBA to individually spin-up attached SATA devices to avoid maximum current
charged by applying all attached SATA devices at the same time.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]