Asus M5A97/SI - Manual (Page 68)

3-16 Chapter 3: BIOS setup
Chapter 3
SB SATA Configuration
Allows you to set SATA options.
OnChip SATA Channel [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable serial ATA. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
SATA Port1 - Port4 [AHCI]
[IDE] Set to [IDE] when you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel
ATA physical storage devices.
[AHCI] Set to [AHCI] when you want the SATA hard disk drives to use the AHCI
(Advanced Host Controller Interface). The AHCI allows the onboard storage
driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage
performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize
the order of commands.
[RAID] Set to [RAID] when you want to create a RAID configuration from the SATA
hard disk drives.
SATA Port5 - Port6 [AHCI]
Allows you to set the SATA port 1~4 mode. This item can only be configured as [IDE]
when SATA Port1 - Port4 is set to [IDE]. Configuration options: [AHCI] [IDE]
Memory Hole Remapping [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable memory remapping around memory hole. Configuration
options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
DCT Unganged Mode [Enabled]
Allows you to select unganged mode or ganged mode. Configuration options:
[Disabled] [Enabled]
Initiate Graphic Adapter [PEG/PCI]
Allows you to select the primary boot graphic controller. Configuration options: [PEG/PCI]
[PCI/PEG]
Main Ai Tweaker Advanced Monitor Boot Tool
Exit
Options for SATA Configuration.
Back Advanced\ SATA Configuration >
UEFI BIOS Utility - Advanced Mode
SATA Configuration
SATA Port1 Not Present
SATA Port2 Not Present
SATA Port3 Not Present
SATA Port4 Not Present
SATA Port5 Not Present
SATA Port6 Not Present
> SB SATA Configuration
3.5.3 SATA Configuration
While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of SATA devices. The SATA
Port items show Not Present if no SATA device is installed to the corresponding SATA port.