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AHCI - Windows 7 BSOD on new SSD installs

mrjoltcola

mrjoltcola

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I have setup several brand new builds recently with ASUS motherboards and Kingston HyperX SSDs, and on all three builds I tried AHCI from the start, and Windows 7 SP1 install blue-screens on every one. Actually these new motherboards default to AHCI.

The motherboards are P8Z68-V LX, Maximus Extreme-Z and Gene-Z boards, latest BIOS updates, and the SSDs were the 120GB and 240GB HyperX 6Gb drives with the SF-2xxx controllers.


I had to fallback to IDE just to get the installs done, and I called Kingston support, and they indicated it could be motherboard issues. Seriously? These are some of the best motherboards made.

I left off there, and ran with IDE, but I want to figure out what the problem is with AHCI and my builds when everyone else can use it?
 
Yeh I guess I have to admit, it feels like that. I can't imagine the most popular motherboards that default to AHCI would go unnoticed by the masses. Time to try a different SSD.
 
hmmm, interesting. running AHCI no problem on my craptastic Sata3 marvell controller ( still faster then sata 2 intel). Using corsair Force 3 evga ftw3 x58 board...

check your cables, I have had bsods before from a bad sata cable...
 
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