I just changed my disk setup from:
1 SATA HDD Primary OS Disk
2x SATA HDD Backup Disks in RAID 1
TO:
1 SATA SSD Primary OS Disk
1 SATA HDD Backup Disk
[No RAID]
Everything worked great, no problem. So, since I don't have a RAID array anymore, I decided that I could change my BIOS setting to AHCI instead of RAID. I have a Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R v1.0 mobo.
These are my steps:
- Settings > Integrated Peripherals > "SATA RAID/AHCI Mode" = RAID
–> Changed this setting to AHCI - Reboot
- Windows Start screen shows up, but as the color orbs are spinning into focus, BSOD and immediate restart
- Repeated reboot several times, same outcome
Next Step:
- Launch BIOS settings
- Integrated Peripherals > "Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode" = RAID
–> Changed this setting to AHCI - Reboot
- Windows Start screen shows up, but as the color orbs are spinning into focus, BSOD and immediate restart
- Repeated reboot several times, same outcome
Switch both settings back to RAID, reboot, and Windows starts up just fine, no issues.
What am I missing? Why can't I set it to AHCI mode without BSODs?
Best Answer
According to the specs, your motherboard has an additional SATA controller besides the one in the ICH9 chipset. The simplest thing to do would be: