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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?
The following link provides a better answer than all 3 of the other answers.. https://superuser.com/questions/531594/windows-how-to-install-driver-from-recovery-command-prompt
– Frank hensler – 2018-03-05T17:09:13.047which version of Windows? – Nate Koppenhaver – 2012-03-31T03:04:53.897
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 – thephatp – 2012-03-31T05:55:09.663
Thanks. For future reference, please always add an OS tag, it's more useful than you may think – Nate Koppenhaver – 2012-03-31T16:58:25.720