Re-configure SATA drive to use AHCI.

I installed XP64 with the SATA drive running in Standard IDE mode, and I now
wish to run it in AHCI.
I'm not sure how I would go about doing that.

Maratonmannen
Sun Oct 08 03:18:02 CDT 2006

Piece of cake if you have an Intel ICH7R controller:

â?¢ Set Configure SATA As to [Standard IDE] and login.
â?¢ Download the Floppy Configuration Utility Intel Matrix, version
6.1.0.1002, extract and save on your hard drive.
â?¢ Update the driver for 82801GR/GH (ICH7 Family) Serial ATA Storage
Controller via Device Manager (if you don´t see it, install the latest INF
Update Utility first).
â?¢ Highlight the controller -> Update Driver... -> Browse my computer
for... -> Let me pick from a list... -> Select the driver and choose Have
disk...
â?¢ Browse and navigate to where you saved the drivers (choose iaAhci.inf) and
install.
â?¢ Restart and enter BIOS.
â?¢ Change Configure SATA As to [AHCI]
â?¢ Install Intel Matrix Storage Manager (iata61_enu.exe) and check the disk
status. In the Console -> View choose Advanced Mode.
â?¢ Now you should be able to see Yes for Native Command Queuing Support.

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"hj" wrote:

> I installed XP64 with the SATA drive running in Standard IDE mode, and I now
> wish to run it in AHCI.
> I'm not sure how I would go about doing that.
>
>
>

Theo
Sun Oct 08 06:51:05 CDT 2006

It depends on whether you motherboard BIOS supports. My
Asus A8V does not support SATA IDE configuration so my SATA
drives with no RAID configuration still show up in the
Device Manager as SCSI on a SCSI RAID controller. On my MSI
K8T Neo2, I have the option in the BIOS of either SATA or
RAID. I have it set to SATA and the drives show up in the
Device Manager as IDE drives on an IDE controller. In this
configuration there are 2 Primary IDE listings and 2
Secondary IDE listing. I of each is for the PATA channel
and the other is for the SATA channel.

So, you have to check your BIOS to see what it allows.


hj wrote:
> I installed XP64 with the SATA drive running in Standard IDE mode, and I now
> wish to run it in AHCI.
> I'm not sure how I would go about doing that.
>
>

John
Sun Oct 08 07:26:48 CDT 2006

Information and links you may need.
http://www.intel.com/support/chipsets/imst/sb/CS-012304.htm


"hj" <007@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
news:OTzZJYq6GHA.3384@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>I installed XP64 with the SATA drive running in Standard IDE mode, and I
>now wish to run it in AHCI.
> I'm not sure how I would go about doing that.
>
>

hj
Mon Oct 09 22:27:25 CDT 2006

I installed all per your recommendation, but I see No for Native Command
Queuing Support.
please see the screen...
http://www.panix.com/~hrj/intel.pdf


"Maratonmannen" <Maratonmannen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:95CF106A-1AA3-436B-88B9-71698A3007E3@microsoft.com...
> Piece of cake if you have an Intel ICH7R controller:
>
> . Now you should be able to see Yes for Native Command Queuing Support.
>
> "hj" wrote:
>
>> I installed XP64 with the SATA drive running in Standard IDE mode, and I
>> now
>> wish to run it in AHCI.
>> I'm not sure how I would go about doing that.
>>
>>
>>

Theo
Tue Oct 10 05:08:12 CDT 2006

http://wdc.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/wdc.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1311&p_created=1107793642&p_sid=O7Y9NKji&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9MSZwX3Byb2RzPTk1JnBfY2F0cz0xODYmcF9wdj0xLjk1JnBfY3Y9MS4xODYmcF9zZWFyY2hfdHlwZT1hbnN3ZXJzLnNlYXJjaF9mbmwmcF9wYWdlPTEmcF9zZWFyY2hfdGV4dD1jb21tYW5kIHF1ZXVpbmc*&p_li=&p_topview=1

The 74GB Western Digital Raptor (model WD740GD) hard drive
supports Tag Command Queuing (TCQ). This drive does not
support Native Command Queuing (NCQ).

hj wrote:
> I installed all per your recommendation, but I see No for Native Command
> Queuing Support.
> please see the screen...
> http://www.panix.com/~hrj/intel.pdf
>
>
> "Maratonmannen" <Maratonmannen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:95CF106A-1AA3-436B-88B9-71698A3007E3@microsoft.com...
>> Piece of cake if you have an Intel ICH7R controller:
>>
>> . Now you should be able to see Yes for Native Command Queuing Support.
>>
>> "hj" wrote:
>>
>>> I installed XP64 with the SATA drive running in Standard IDE mode, and I
>>> now
>>> wish to run it in AHCI.
>>> I'm not sure how I would go about doing that.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>