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Change from SATA IDE to AHCI without reinstall
Yes this is possible, I did it last night after reading several different
sources and being told that if I didn't install the SATA AHCI drivers by doing the F6 thing during windows install that it was necessary to reinstall windows. I almost wept as I'd just spent days installing windows, drivers, software etc. I found the following method,slightly modified it and it worked!! Here is my system: GA-EP35C-DS3R E8400 2GB Kingston RAM Seagate 80GB SATA II Samsung 750GB SATA II Samsung 500GB in E-SATA enclosure Pioneer 212 SATA CD/DVD This method worked for me. Extract the driver for an F6 floppy install and save them in a folder on C:\ 1. Power down the PC 2. Swap the C:\ HD SATA cable from the Intel SATA controller [Yellow SATA sockets] to the Jmicron [Purple SATA sockets] 3. Power on PC and enter the BIOS a. Ensure the Jmicron is using IDE mode, next set the now Jmicron attached HD as the default boot disk. b. Switch the Intel controller from IDE to SATA AHCI mode c. Save BIOS settings and allow the PC to boot into Windows 4. Windows now auto-detects a new SATA AHCI controller has been found 5. Direct the Windows driver update wizard to the driver location and install, next Windows should ask to reboot. 6. Reboot and allow PC to go into Windows, check that the Intel SATA controllers are now in AHCI mode. 7. Power down and swap the HD SATA cable back from the Jmicron to the Intel controller. 8. Power up, enter BIOS and set the now Intel controller hosted HD as the default boot drive. 9. Save BIOS settings and reboot into Windows with AHCI now activated, enjoy. |
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