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    forgot to turn AHCI back on

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Nirvana, Jul 12, 2008.

  1. Nirvana

    Nirvana Notebook Prophet

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    I had XP previously, but today, I installed vista today w/o turning AHCI back on in BIOS, so what do you guys think? is it worth to do all the modifications for turning it back on? or just leave it as is?
     
    Nirvana, Jul 12, 2008
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  2. Danja

    Danja Notebook Evangelist

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    I've had mine in compatibility since I installed XP on my second HDD... I haven't noticed a difference.
     
    Danja, Jul 12, 2008
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    jc55 Notebook Consultant

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    I did a test with XP of SATA mode vs IDE mode.
    In a few tests SATA mode was twice the speed of IDE mode.

    James
     
    jc55, Jul 12, 2008
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    Rodster Merica

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    I second that both in XP and Vista.
     
    Rodster, Jul 12, 2008
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    If you are going to turn it on under BIOS, make sure to go unto Device manager / Properties / turn on advanced performance.

    edit: Oh yeah, some HDs won't have this option so ignore my advice if that is the case.
     
    surfasb, Jul 14, 2008
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