Not so long ago I got an SSD. My current motherboard is the BIOSTAR A880G+. Based on what I have heard about enabling AHCI is that once you enable it in the registry, you then need to enable it in the bios. My bios does not seem to have that option however it does have a driver for it. My question is, does it matter whether AHCI can be activated in the bios or not? Also, do I enable AHCI mode first in the registry and then I install the drivers in that order or is it the other way around? Do I even need to install the driver for it?
How to turn on AHCI if BIOS does not have the option...
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Not so long ago I got an SSD. My current motherboard is the BIOSTAR A880G+. Based on what I have heard about enabling AHCI is that once you enable it in the registry, you then need to enable it in the bios. My bios does not seem to have that option however it does have a driver for it. My question is, does it matter whether AHCI can be activated in the bios or not? Also, do I enable AHCI mode first in the registry and then I install the drivers in that order or is it the other way around? Do I even need to install the driver for it?
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It does look like it supports RAID.Originally Posted by Lord Xeb
If your baord supports RAID, you can do that (but not setup a RAID). If you cannot do that, then you are out of luck.
Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) has to be enabled at the hardware level. There is no driver for it.
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Under Storage info it says it supports RAID 0,1,10
http://www.biostar-usa.com/app/en-us/mb/introduction.php?S_ID=492#specOriginally Posted by Lord Xeb
I would try that. If that fails, then see if AHCI will work. If not, well you are out of luck.
Under Storage info it says it supports RAID 0,1,10
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You have to enable it in bios bro. Probably under software configuration. Just flip it to RAID but don't actually set anything up (during the boot process it will say "press Ctrl + Some button" to enter configuration, don't do anything here).
Just as a note, when you enable RAID, you are also enabling AHCI.
Look through your bios. It should be there. If it is, then you don't have to turn on RAID.
Just as a note, when you enable RAID, you are also enabling AHCI.
Look through your bios. It should be there. If it is, then you don't have to turn on RAID.
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Further info on enabling AHCI -
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php?t=155186
~ Wiki
Further info on enabling AHCI -
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php?t=155186
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Anyway, I did the whole registry hack thing where you change the start value to 0. I found a tutorial on this site: http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php?t=155186
Is the RAID mode under southbridge config?
Is the RAID mode under southbridge config?
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RAID and AHCI are not technically related. You can have RAID without AHCI support.... i.e. NVIDIA RAID or IDE RAID.Originally Posted by Sarec
Not trying to steal your thunder. I just noticed you hadn't explained where RAID and AHCI were related.
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Found it! It was under southbridge config. It gave me 6 options: native ide, RAID, AHCI, Legacy IDE, and two others. I enabled RAID but all I got were blue screens. Should I just enable AHCI and call it day? BTW I have 1 SSD and 1 HDD, does AHCI mode affect the regular HDD as well? I ask because when I selected RAID mode it brought me to a screen that is supposed to setup a RAID array, which meant that it would erase all of the data. I followed this tutorial but then I just put everything back to normal: http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en/support/faq_content.php?S_ID=476
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Just enable AHCI. It won't hurt anything.Originally Posted by oneamdcore
Found it! It was under southbridge config. It gave me 6 options: native ide, RAID, AHCI, Legacy IDE, and two others. I enabled RAID but all I got were blue screens. Should I just enable AHCI and call it day? BTW I have 1 SSD and 1 HDD, does AHCI mode affect the regular HDD as well? I ask because when I selected RAID mode it brought me to a screen that is supposed to setup a RAID array, which meant that it would erase all of the data. I followed this tutorial but then I just put everything back to normal: http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en/support/faq_content.php?S_ID=476
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