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CPU C6 Report [Auto]
Allows you to disable or enable the CPU C6 report to OS.
2.5.2
PCH Configuration
High Precision Timer [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the High Precision Event Timer.
Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology [Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology.
Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology [Disabled]
ISCT Configuration [Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable ISCT Configuration.
Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
2.5.3
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.
SATA Mode Selection [AHCI Mode]
Allows you to set the SATA configuration.
[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.
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 the POST.
Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
Hot Plug [Disabled]
These items appear only when you set the SATA mode item to [AHCI Mode] or [RAID Mode],
and allow you to enable/disable SATA Hot Plug Support.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
2.5.4
System Agent Configuration
Memory Remap Feature [Enabled]
[Enabled]
Allow you to enable remapping the memory above 4GB.
[Disabled]
Disables this function.