How to enable - AHCI mode

marek_max · 25-07-2010, 15:52

Hi,

I am going to buy a new motherboard & new Intel processor. I have a SSD drive and need to enable AHCI mode in the new motherboard, but cannot find this option in many motherboards' manuals (like Gigabyte GA-G41M-ES2H). Link to this manual:
http://download.gigabyte.asia/FileLi...41m-es2h_e.pdf

I am not sure, as the default mode on many motherboards is IDE, and SSD is much slower in this mode...

Any ideas?

Max

damien c · 25-07-2010, 15:57

To enable AHCI mode in most board's you have to go in to the storage information, part of the bios and then change it there.

If it is a gigabyte board that you are getting maybe you could also ask on the gigabyte forum aswell.

Delta Whiskey · 25-07-2010, 16:16

In my ASUS motherboard BIOS there is a SATA configuration option which is where you set IDE or ACHI. I can't see that option in the manual you refer to.

25-07-2010, 16:20

It will be easy enough to find once you have the system up and running

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It looks to me Gigabyte call it enhanced mode

Integrated peripherals on chip sata mode

marek_max · 25-07-2010, 21:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by zing

It will be easy enough to find once you have the system up and running

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It looks to me Gigabyte call it enhanced mode

Integrated peripherals on chip sata mode

Not sure if
enhanced mode = ahci

25-07-2010, 23:03

well its sata mode according to the manual so you assume its running to full sata spec

one way to find out is install a test OS win 7 for example in ide mode. The edit registry to enable ACHI then reboot and change to enhanced mode . If it boots bobs your uncle