can i enabld intel SRT/AHCI without reinstalling windows?

[merk]

Hi all,

I've got a windows install running on a drive where it was initially set up as IDE. I just recently picked up a 64gb ssd drive that i wanted to plug into the system to use as a cache drive with intel's smart response technology. However, in order to do this i need to switch the sata controller to raid(xhd) mode, and windows does not like that. As a side question - doesn't SRT work just as well if it's running in AHCI mode? I dont have any plans of running a raid.

Is there some way i can get this working without having to reinstall windows?

I looked on the gigabyte site http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3855&dl=1#driver and the only driver they have is a pre-install driver - i.e. press F6 when first installing windows

I found this which suggests i just need to make a simple registry edit:
http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/f...82-Change-from-IDE-to-AHCI-after-Installation

But how would i go about installing the drivers?

Thanks for any help

edit: forgot to mention, if it matters my mobo is a gigabye GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 (rev. 1.0)

 

[merk]

i think it got it all working - although so far i'm not very impressed. rebooted windows a few times and i'm not seeing too much of a difference. seems to take just about as long to boot as it did before (i know bios post times wont change), although the desktop seems more responsive now right after booting - before the desktop would be a bit sluggish for a minute or so after rebooting while windows was finishing loading whatever drivers/programs run at startup.

 

[munkle]

I really don't think you would notice a huge difference, it would be very minor.

 

[merk]

I really don't think you would notice a huge difference, it would be very minor.

That's contrary to what i've heard every where else. Everyone else was saying enabling the smart response tech from intel made a noticeable and significant improvement in speed.

Maybe i just need to let it run longer before it's cached enough stuff to make a difference.

 

[munkle]

That's contrary to what i've heard every where else. Everyone else was saying enabling the smart response tech from intel made a noticeable and significant improvement in speed.

Maybe i just need to let it run longer before it's cached enough stuff to make a difference.

Oh my fault I miss read your post. I thought you installed on the 64gb and were doing ide to ahci switch. But you have a spindle hdd and this a cache drive. You need to wait longer so it caches things since it does it on what you use and you just barely did it.

 

[merk]

yes, sorry about the confusion. Initially my question was switching from ide to ahci. Turns out that wasn't nearly as hard to do as i thought. Basically just flipping a switch in the registry, reboot, and then install the drivers from the mobo website.