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    Reformat M1530 Question

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Forte, Jun 3, 2008.

  1. Forte

    Forte NBR's Supreme Angel

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    I was looking at the guide, where are AHCI drivers for USB? I know they are under drivers and utilities, but there is nothing that specifically says AHCI anywhere. I use Vista Home 32-bit.
     
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    Hello: I have Dell XPS M1530. I have finally installed win xp prof with dual boot with Vista (after many days of working). I just wanted to confirm that the driver you have listed on the Dell Drivers and Downloads link; R166200.exe is THE driver to have my hard drive for win xp to be set for AHCI mode of operation instead of ATA mode (SATA) that it is currently running under.

    http://support.us.dell.com/support/...eid=R166200&formatcnt=1&libid=0&fileid=224400

    Thank you.
     
    TeckMan, Jun 29, 2008
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