Don

Thanks for the help. I didn't have the option of switching to a J-Micron
port, so I bit the bullet after screwing around with a lot of different
options and did the reinstall. Huge difference in performance. RAID/AHCI
is the way to go with a SATA drive, no question.

Removed SATA cable from the Intel 82801HR SATA AHCI Controller and plugged
in the SATA port of the J-Micron.


"LM" <montrAT@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:rJJ3i.1558$to.362@bignews7.bellsouth.net...
>I have a Asus P5B motherboard and Vista Home premium. Here is what I did to
>go from IDE to AHCI.
>
> Shutdown the computer.
>
> Removed SATA cable from the Intel 82801HR SATA AHCI Controller and plugged
> in the SATA port of the J-Micron.
>
> Booted computer after changing BIOS to reflect the change above. Also in
> this step I did configure the BIOS for AHCI for the Intel controller.
>
> The PC booted properly. I installed the driver for the AHCI. I got the
> driver from Intel. The driver installed properly even if I do not have a
> drive connected to the interface.
>
> Shutdown the computer.
>
> Move back the SATA cable to the Intel controller.
>
> Power up, change BIOS to reflect change in boot drive location.
>
> Note: I have two drive. For these steps I only connected one. I did a
> backup before these steps just in case. I did not need the backup.
> Everything did work fine.
>
> LM
>
> "Don" <don@gmayl.com> wrote in message
> news:e7C9qrkmHHA.3952@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>I installed a WD Raptor under IDE mode, which was a mistake. I'd like to
>>change it over to AHCI or RAID. If I change from IDE to AHCI in the bios
>>I get a BSOD, which I expected. I have all of the drivers necessary for
>>ACHI and raid on a memory stick. Is there a way to get the system to
>>recognize the drivers so I can switch over to AHCI without having to do a
>>complete reinstall with F6?
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>
>
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