Eurocom X7 - Manual (Page 152)

BIOS Utilities
5 - 10 Advanced Menu
5
SATA Mode (Advanced Menu)
You can configure SATA (Serial ATA) control to operate in IDE (native/compati-
ble), AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) or RAID (Redundant Array of In-
dependent Disks) modes from this menu. The SATA mode should be set BEFORE
installing an operating system, and after you have backed up all necessary files and
data (see sidebar). See
“Setting Up SATA RAID or AHCI Mode” on page 7 - 2 for
details if you are configuring you hard disks in a RAID.
If you wish to change your SATA mode to/from AHCI/RAID/IDE mode you will
receive a message (see below) to notify you that doing so may prevent your operat-
ing system from booting, and may require a reinstall of the OS. If you do wish to
change the SATA mode then backup any necessary data on your hard disk(s) as you
will need wipe the disks clean in order to prevent system problems (see
“Changing
The SATA Mode” on page 8 - 16 ).

SATA Mode
Selection
Set the SATA mode BE-
FORE installing your
Windows OS. Do not
change the mode un-
less you intend to rein-
stall your operating
system, and make sure
you back up all neces-
sary files and data be-
fore doing so.
If you wish to change the
SATA mode see
“Changing The SATA
Mode” on page 8 - 16
.
Figure 5 - 4
SATA Mode Change
Notification