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Okay, just got all my goodies in this week and put my rig together today, but Im having a problem with AHCI. All new equipment.
Lian Li PC-V1010B
P5Q PRO
E8400
G.SKILL DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) 4 GB (2x2GB)
WD Raptors 150GB x 2
WD Caviar 500GB x 1
ASUS CD/DVD Burner (SATA)
Diamond Viper HD 3870
Corsair 750TX PSU
When I select AHCI, the system dies when trying to start Windows XP PRO for install. It basically says:
"A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent damage ...
Check for viruses ... Remove any newly installed hard drives or hard drive controllers ... yada, yada, yada."
So I played around trying to eliminate the hard drives as the problem. I get the same result with any single HD.
Then I tried with the SATA Configuration set to IDE and Windows will start the install.
Now I noticed something weird. When I have it set to AHCI and bring up the AHCI Configuration in BIOS, I can select any SATA port (1-6) and set it for either Auto or Not Installed.
When I set it to IDE and look at SATA 1-6 on the Main Menu, when I select 1-4 & 6, TYPE is the first selection, and again I can pick either Auto of Not Installed. When I select SATA 5, Type is not there! The first entry is LBA/Large Mode! No Type!
Here's what 1-4 & 6 look like:
Type
LBA/Large Mode
Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) M
PIO Mode
DMA Mode
Smart Monitoring
32Bit Data Transfer
SATA 5 looks almost the same, just no Type entry.
So I played around a little further and in IDE I can use SATA 5 and Windows will start install. In AHCI I can't. Doesn't matter what drives I use and what SATA ports I use. The darned thing posts okay, Windows downloads from the CD, but it dies when it tries to start for the install.
The one thing I didn't try is RAID, but I bet that gets the same result as AHCI, because AHCI is defualt for RAID, correct?
Guess I'll give it one more try using RAID, and I probably should do that anyway in case I do decide to go with RAID. But if that doesn't work I guess I'm looking at an RMA unless anyone has any suggestions.
Lian Li PC-V1010B
P5Q PRO
E8400
G.SKILL DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) 4 GB (2x2GB)
WD Raptors 150GB x 2
WD Caviar 500GB x 1
ASUS CD/DVD Burner (SATA)
Diamond Viper HD 3870
Corsair 750TX PSU
When I select AHCI, the system dies when trying to start Windows XP PRO for install. It basically says:
"A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent damage ...
Check for viruses ... Remove any newly installed hard drives or hard drive controllers ... yada, yada, yada."
So I played around trying to eliminate the hard drives as the problem. I get the same result with any single HD.
Then I tried with the SATA Configuration set to IDE and Windows will start the install.
Now I noticed something weird. When I have it set to AHCI and bring up the AHCI Configuration in BIOS, I can select any SATA port (1-6) and set it for either Auto or Not Installed.
When I set it to IDE and look at SATA 1-6 on the Main Menu, when I select 1-4 & 6, TYPE is the first selection, and again I can pick either Auto of Not Installed. When I select SATA 5, Type is not there! The first entry is LBA/Large Mode! No Type!
Here's what 1-4 & 6 look like:
Type
LBA/Large Mode
Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) M
PIO Mode
DMA Mode
Smart Monitoring
32Bit Data Transfer
SATA 5 looks almost the same, just no Type entry.
So I played around a little further and in IDE I can use SATA 5 and Windows will start install. In AHCI I can't. Doesn't matter what drives I use and what SATA ports I use. The darned thing posts okay, Windows downloads from the CD, but it dies when it tries to start for the install.
The one thing I didn't try is RAID, but I bet that gets the same result as AHCI, because AHCI is defualt for RAID, correct?
Guess I'll give it one more try using RAID, and I probably should do that anyway in case I do decide to go with RAID. But if that doesn't work I guess I'm looking at an RMA unless anyone has any suggestions.