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    AHCI Problem

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by SpecialEffect, Mar 1, 2011.

  1. SpecialEffect

    SpecialEffect Notebook Guru

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    I installed my SSD and then me 500g hard drive. Well, on boot up i did a ctrl + I for configuration utility... and "erased" the raid 0 off my hard drive.

    Now, the only problem i have is on the BIOS when changing sata to ahci everything runs smoothly... untill right before log in scren i get the blue screen... Any idea why?

    Also under my computer it doesnt show my other hard drive :/

    Another thing, when booting up computer it says in green that both my drives are none-raid.

    p.s: I went back to bios and switched the sata to RAID (thats how im talking to you guys now)
     
    SpecialEffect, Mar 1, 2011
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    DanXbix Notebook Deity

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    Wipe RAID first then you need to reinstall OS to your SSD with AHCI selected
     
    DanXbix, Mar 1, 2011
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    SpecialEffect Notebook Guru

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    So I ctrl-I and remove raid from my 500g hard drive.

    What about my SSD now? Do I just format my SSd when I put my windows cd installer? Where it asks what partition you want to do this in.
     
    SpecialEffect, Mar 2, 2011
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    I haven't got a SSD yet but i assume you just format as normal. Someone else may be able to answer this :)
     
    DanXbix, Mar 2, 2011
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    negyuh Notebook Consultant

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    I know about this problem back in the days of Win XP. if you installed XP in ATA mode and then later changed the mode to AHCI XP wouldn't boot. this was caused by the absence of an AHCI driver in windows. I think the same thing happened to you (no AHCI driver in Windows 7 loaded) the fastest way is just clean wipe system, boot from recovery cd and install windows again, sorry :| other ways are much more elaborative...
     
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    SpecialEffect Notebook Guru

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    Yup, so i reinstalling my OS and making sure i put it on ahci before reinstalling... everything seems fine...

    The SSD came with a warrnty and install guide? How exactly do i use that little disc with my blueray drive? Its optical heh

    also do i have to disable superfetch?
     
    SpecialEffect, Mar 2, 2011
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