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Storage Setup#

Storage Setup

SATA Controller

Options:

  1. Enabled – Default.
  2. Disabled.
WMI Setting name Values SVP / SMP Req'd AMD/Intel
SATAController Disabled, Enabled Yes Both
SATA Drive

Options:

  1. Enabled – Default.
  2. Disabled.
WMI Setting name Values SVP / SMP Req'd AMD/Intel
SATADriveX Disabled, Enabled Yes Both

In the WMI class name, X represents the drive number.

M.2 Drive

Options:

  1. Enabled – Default.
  2. Disabled.
WMI Setting name Values SVP / SMP Req'd AMD/Intel
M.2DriveX Disabled, Enabled Yes Intel

In the WMI class name, X represents the drive number.

Configure Storage as

Adds a delay before the first access of a hard disk by the system software. Some hard disks hang if accessed before they have initialized themselves. This delay ensures the hard disk has initialized after power up, prior to being accessed.

Options:

  1. AHCI – Default.
  2. RAID

Device driver support is required for AHCI or RAID. Depending on how the hard disk image was installed, changing this setting may prevent the system from booting.

Hard Disk Pre-delay

Adds a delay before the first access of a hard disk by the system software. Some hard disks hang if accessed before they have initialized themselves. This delay ensures the hard disk has initialized after power up, prior to being accessed.

Options:

  1. Disabled – Default.
  2. 3 Seconds
  3. 6 Seconds
  4. 9 Seconds
  5. 12 Seconds
  6. 15 Seconds
  7. 21 Seconds
  8. 30 Seconds
WMI Setting name Values SVP / SMP Req'd AMD/Intel
HardDiskPre-delay Disabled, 3 Seconds, 6 Seconds, 9 Seconds, 12 Seconds, 15 Seconds, 21 Seconds, 30 Seconds Yes Both