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    Envy 15 change ACHI to IDE

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Devenox, Sep 22, 2011.

  1. Devenox

    Devenox Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi

    I installed an Crucial m4 128GB last week into my envy 15 (2nd gen)
    Now, since crucial have updated the firmware to 0009 and includes some nice performance improvements i want to update.
    Before updating the firmware you have to put the drive in IDE mode,
    but how do I do that? I cannot change it in BIOS, unless I missed it?
    Any help?

    Thanks
     
    Devenox, Sep 22, 2011
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    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    From what I have heard, that particular firmware can be flashed in AHCI mode though officially you are supposed to switch to IDE mode.
     
    namaiki, Sep 22, 2011
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  3. Devenox

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    The instruction manual says different, without IDE mode flash cannot be done
     
    Devenox, Sep 23, 2011
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    That is true, however some have reported not having to switch to flash.
     
    namaiki, Sep 23, 2011
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  5. Devenox

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    not risking to have a broken ssd...
     
    Devenox, Sep 24, 2011
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    Enter advanced mode in the BIOS and change your mode.

    I'm not sure if the envy 15 has an advanced mode but it's worth a try.
     
    eafd, Sep 24, 2011
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    No it didnt work to enter advanced, I was active in envy 14 threads before, I tried it on both my first and second gen envy 15 without luck.
     
    Devenox, Sep 24, 2011
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