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    ACHI Mode

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Darkseven, Dec 2, 2007.

  1. Darkseven

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    I needed to disable AHCI mode from BIOS in order for XP to read my drives upon installation. Now, I have a few questions.

    1. Will it benefit me to enable AHCI mode again?

    2. In order to re-enable it I will need to install the drivers for it. However, the drivers I get from Dell don't have an installation file and they simply extract to a folder. I tried manually updating them through Device Manager but I get no results. What do I need to do in order to install them?
     
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    1. yes, it speeds up hard drive access, from what i understand also boosts performance overall.

    2. right click and chose "install" on the .ini file?
     
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    Go to device manager-->IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers-->right click on the Intel controller-->properties-->driver-->update driver and point to the folder where the files were extracted.
     
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    Nope, no results. Here's an image of the files extracted.
     

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    I think what he meant was INF file.
     
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    What's the difference between this and going into Disc Drives under device manager? (I'm not on the laptop to check at the moment)
     
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    Ok, I got onto my notebook and here are the options I am presented with:

    Which do I choose?
     

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    Should be the first one.
     
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    It tells me it can't find a better match of drivers for the current hardware but I still can't enable AHCI.
     
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    Have you tried removing the old driver and forcing install of the new driver.
     
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    It says I can't uninstall the drivers.

    But let's say that I am going to reinstall XP. I will need to provide the drivers during the "F6" screen upon booting from the disc. Without a floppy drive I will need to have it load the drivers from a USB drive or slipstream the drivers onto the CD?

    How can I make the USB drive into a floppy to boot the drivers from?
     
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    Slipstream the drivers in. There's so many threads here on how to do it.
     
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    If none of that works then use http://www.nliteos.com/ to create a slipstream or go out and buy an external USB Floppy drive, though I would just slipstream.
     
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