i did this, but i still get a bsod...
"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:
> Enabling AHCI in a system BIOS with Windows Vista already
> installed will result in a BSOD if SATA has been running in IDE
> mode during Vista's installation. Before enabling AHCI in the BIOS,
> users must first follow the instructions found at Microsoft Knowledge
> Base article 922976.
>
> Error message when you start a Windows Vista-based computer
> after you change the SATA mode of the boot drive:
> "STOP 0x0000007B INACCESSABLE_BOOT_DEVICE"
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922976
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "Sebastian Vega" wrote:
>
> Hello!
>
> I bought a PC with Vista Home Premium preinstalled and an intel G33
> chipset.
> However, SATA mode in BIOS was set to IDE. If I set it to AHCI or RAID, I
> would get a BSOD.
> So I enabled AHCI driver in Vista in the registry, with no success. I also
> tried installing intel Matrix drivers, but the installer says my system
> does
> not meet minimum requirements.
> So what do I have to do now to enable AHCI/RAID mode on an installed
> system?
> Thanks
> Sebastian
>