Onboard SATA host controller (AHCI) with upstream PCle Gen3 x1 and downstream four SATA Gen3 ports. It's a low latency, low cost and low power AHCI controller. With four SATA ports and cascaded port multipliers, it can enable users to build up various high-speed IO systems, including server, high-capacity system storage or surveillance platforms
Supports 1-ch PCI Express. Four power-saving modes of L0s/L1/L23/L3
Support L1 sub-state deep power saving mode. Supports SRIS, AER, LTR
Supports SATA LED. Supports NCQ & AHCI SPEC 1.4. Four SATA3.0 (6Gbps) ports
Supports the switching based on the port multiplier commands. Supports SATA Partial/Dormancy power management