Chapter 6: UEFI BIOS
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Recovery Firmware Version
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ME Firmware Status #1
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ME Firmware Status #2
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Current State
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Error Code
PCH SATA Configuration
When this submenu is selected, the AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence of the
SATA devices that are supported by the Intel PCH chip and displays the following features:
SATA Controller
This feature enables or disables the onboard SATA controller supported by the Intel PCH
chip. The options are Disable and
Enable
.
Configure SATA as
Select AHCI to configure a SATA drive specified by the user as an AHCI drive. Select RAID
to configure a SATA drive specified by the user as a RAID drive. The options are
AHCI
and
RAID.
SATA HDD Unlock
This feature allows the user to remove any password-protected SATA disk drives. The options
are
Enable
and Disable.
Aggressive Link Power Management
When this feature is set to Enable, the SATA AHCI controller manages the power usage of
the SATA link. The controller will put the link in a low power mode during extended periods of
I/O inactivity, and will return the link to an active state when I/O activity resumes. The options
are
Disable
and Enable.
*If the feature "Configure SATA as" above is set to RAID, the following features will
become available for configuration:
SATA Port 0 ~ Port 7
This feature displays the information detected on the installed SATA drive on the particular
SATA port.
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Model number of drive and capacity
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Software Preserve Support