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    Ssd and ahci mode question

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by georgexyd, Apr 28, 2013.

  1. georgexyd

    georgexyd Newbie

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    I have a laptop that already has an ssd and a hdd I want to replace the hdd with another ssd . I have read that I need to change bios settings to ahci. I want to ask since my pc has already from factory an ssd with the os on it does this mean that ahci is already chosen or should I change the setting for the second drive also?
     
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    jotm Notebook Evangelist

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    If it's an SSD, AHCI should already be set. You can set it in BIOS and it works for any drive you install, but if it's in IDE mode now you'll need to re-install Windows I think...
     
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    tijo, Apr 28, 2013
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