Hey everyone!
Can someone elaberate on this quote?
"Intel recommends choosing RAID mode on their motherboards (which also enables AHCI) rather than the plain AHCI/SATA mode for maximum flexibility, due to the issues caused when the mode is switched once an operating system has already been installed."
I first installed Windows XP on a 250GB HD in SATA mode. I then installed Windows 7 on two 500GB HDs (RAID 0) in RAID mode.
I can't detect my 250GB in 7, but I can in the BIOS. Is this due to switching modes? Do SATA/RAID controllers only support one configuration at a time?
Could someone give me general non-super-technical information about AHCI? I hear it allows SATA to use NCQ and hot-plugging. Anything else?
I have a AHCI mode, what's the difference between RAID and AHCI modes? I know enabling RAID will automatically enable AHCI.
Any other information/tips to configuring different modes would be great!
Thanks a billion,
Satsuki
I had to do some major spring cleaning in this thread due most of the posts being wildly off topic
Keep it relevent; take the rest to the Off Topic forum.
n7
Memory/Storage Mod
Can someone elaberate on this quote?
"Intel recommends choosing RAID mode on their motherboards (which also enables AHCI) rather than the plain AHCI/SATA mode for maximum flexibility, due to the issues caused when the mode is switched once an operating system has already been installed."
I first installed Windows XP on a 250GB HD in SATA mode. I then installed Windows 7 on two 500GB HDs (RAID 0) in RAID mode.
I can't detect my 250GB in 7, but I can in the BIOS. Is this due to switching modes? Do SATA/RAID controllers only support one configuration at a time?
Could someone give me general non-super-technical information about AHCI? I hear it allows SATA to use NCQ and hot-plugging. Anything else?
I have a AHCI mode, what's the difference between RAID and AHCI modes? I know enabling RAID will automatically enable AHCI.
Any other information/tips to configuring different modes would be great!
Thanks a billion,
Satsuki
I had to do some major spring cleaning in this thread due most of the posts being wildly off topic
Keep it relevent; take the rest to the Off Topic forum.
n7
Memory/Storage Mod