AHCI to ASPI?

I have a program which I use on a regular basis, however since purchasing my new computer (an HP TX2) it does not work correctly due to not supporting the AHCI interface to the DVD drive.
Is there any way to change to one of the older interface protocols, e.g.. ASPI.
Thanks,
Gary.

I forgot to add that I am running Wndows 7 Home Premium.
Gary.

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Windows 8 64-bit install on 970a-g46 Mainboard AHCI and NVIDIA DRIVER issues

My Box:
MSI 970A-G46
BIOS 1.9 (AUG 2012) (Tried 1.11 but the nightmare started then)
AMD FX-6100 (STOCK SPEED AND SETTINGS) WITH OEM HSF
16GB PATRIOT VIPER 3 (1866) RUNNING @ (1600)
USED an EVGA 9800GT 1ST AND UPGRADED TO NVIDIA REFERENCE CARD GTX 550 Ti (1GB) WITH SAME ISSUES
90gb MonsterDigital Daytona SATA III SSD DRIVE (OS and minimal programs)
Antec HE 550
I am at a point of pulling my hair out. I decided to upgrade my system to enhance Diablo III game play. I got a combo deal on the mainboard and cpu, and thought the speed of the game caching on a SSD would also help. The first attempt which took a little struggle was Vista 64-bit. Eventually, I was able to get the OS to work with me, and it was smooth. Since M$ decided to offer the Windows 8 Pro upgrade for only $39.99, I thought, what do I had to lose. Well….lots of time. Now, I am not a newbie, though SSD drives haven’t been more than an interesting thought. So yes, I read many guides on everything from Trim enabled Win 7 and 8, and many other do’s and don’ts. What is driving me to the Netherlands of hell, is the installation and how buggy it has been. It boils down to drivers for the IDE/SATA/AHCI CONTROLLER. First, even thought it “sees” the SSD on installation drive selection, after pulling the USB installation drive, the system forgets it, and there is a “problem with the boot sector”. If you load the driver from the AMD site, it lets the install occur “fine”, but there is an issue with that driver which causes an irq conflict which leads to D3 audio issues and freeze ups. I did finally get things in order (not sure which driver I choose for that), and things were smooth, except I tried to install the GTX 550 ti and that led to a corrupt file error, which the system runs a check disk and cycles the “preparing to repair” and “diagnosing PC” a few times and never allows me to enter SAFE MODE (shift+f8), to disable the NVIDIA driver that is buggy, and doesn’t allow for the NVIDIA Control Panel to install without losing video, and starts the repair cycles again… Leading to ANOTHER RE-INSTALL...
My question, for the Windows 8 Pro installation on the 970a-G46 mainboard and then after install is complete, which driver is the correct choice for the AHCI/SATA Controller? All I find is Win7 64-bit AHCI inf’s, and SB7XX 64-bit inf’s (no SB950 INF). The Driver disk which came with the mainboard is very dated pre Win 8 stuff, ASMEDIA X106 which are not recognized by the OS as written for Win 8. AMD’s latest drivers are the ones causing the IRQ type lags and corruption.
What version, build and type of Windows 8 installations have you used on this mainboard, and what drivers allowed you install it without the above conflicts? Your input may decrease my insanity… So, thank you in advance…

Quote from: m0r9h3u5 on 28-January-13, 12:11:16
I understand what you are telling me, only the generic drivers deliver subpar results. What is the point of running those drivers instead of windows 8 certified drivers written for said devices. My last install is functioning better, but still windows update fails every attempt, the apps i install (ie. weather bug) on the start screen wont load... to me windows 8 is a big fail....but that is just my view...
OK...I also own the 970a G46, and my upgrade experience from Win7 x64 AHCI to Win8 x64 AHCI was flawless the first time. No problems at all. You are running an AMD chipset board with a nVidia gpu, which means that your chipset drivers are not automatically updated with every gpu driver update you do--this would happen automatically if you owned an AMD gpu because AMD includes them in its gpu driver install packages. But--all you have to do to get the proper drivers for your motherboard is go here and download them. You only need the *chipset drivers* from this page--you do not need the RAID drivers, of course. That's it. It's no big deal, and back in the days when nVidia was making motherboard chipsets you had to separately download both the motherboard chipset drivers from nVidia and the AMD gpu drivers from AMD if you did not also own a nVidia gpu.
From your description of your problems it sounds like your installation of Win8 is hosed and you need to format C:\ and clean install from scratch, anyway, so...
A note about AHCI--the *ideal* way to install the AHCI drivers is prior to installing your OS for the first time, you enter the UEFI and set "AHCI" in the appropriate place, instead of IDE, and *then* you reboot from DVD and install your OS which will automatically install the correct AHCI driver from Windows. After the driver installation is complete you should then install the updated 970a drivers from AMD as linked above.
However, it is actually very easy to activate and install AHCI *after* you have installed Windows in normal IDE mode:
To enable AHCI in existing Windows 8 IDE Installation's
Caution: Do NOT enable AHCI in UEFI prior to making the following changes in your Registry! If you had AHCI enabled alreadyin UEFI, disable it first and restart your computer!
Use WinKey + R and type Regedit in the command line and hit the Enter key, this will open the Registration Editor.
Go to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/services/iaStorV
right click on Start, select Modify and set Data Value to 0
Close Registration Editor and restart computer.
While booting, open the UEFI Page and set the SATA Mode to AHCI from IDE
Save UEFI settings and restart.
Windows will now install the AHCI drivers automatically and they should work without issues.
In order to avoid installation problems just like you have been experiencing, here is what I would do in your shoes:
1) Set UEFI for normal IDE drive mode
2) Reboot into IDE mode and install your OS
3) After you have finished with the installation, you should be having no troubles in IDE mode. Then go to the instructions above on how to properly enable AHCI *after* you have installed Windows 8 in normal IDE mode.
4) After everything is coming up roses in AHCI mode and you are having no problems, then install the AMD chipset drivers as linked above and you are golden.
Those 4 steps worked perfectly for me the first time (the first time I got them right, that is...).
There's nothing wrong with Win8--this is strictly operator error caused by insufficient research into what AHCI is and how to properly enable it. The Internet has some bad info on Win8 registry settings for AHCI because of the developer preview and the consumer preview versions of Win8 that Microsoft released to the public prior to the final shipping build--many "instructions" for Win8 are therefore not valid for the shipping version of Win8. At first I made some of the same goofs that you did, but now you get to benefit from my hard-won experience... Good luck! Should work like a charm. And, registry AHCI is done differently in Win8 than it is done in Win7 or Vista. Also, the registry settings relative to AHCI in Windows 8 for AMD are different from the registry values that must be changed for an Intel controller.
Parenthetically, My FX-6300 (Vishera) will be here in a couple of days! Yeah!

K9N platinum - AHCI for Intel x25 SSD

Hello... I intend to set up an 80Gb Intel x25 SSD 2nd Gen (Win 7 - 64bit) on my system in a week or so its a K9N platinum v1, apparently I need AHCI set on the SATA channel - looking through the BIOS setup (Rev1.8) I can't seam to find this option - would someone be kind enough to advise.
Cheers

I am quite certain that I do have the same motherboard. Here's a link to what I purchased:
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130049
I looked through my manual as well and didn't say any mention of AHCI anywhere. I guess it's not supported?

Satellite U400-183 - Need Recovery DVD and AHCI drivers

Hi there,
I tried to reinstall Win Vista Home Premium to my Satellite U400-183. I used a Win OS DVD that came with my other Notebook from an other manufacture and the Key which came with my Toshiba notebook. Everything worked just fine but in certain areas of Windows still are some specific settings from the other manufacture. Now is there a possibility to get a Windows Vista DVD from Toshiba?
Another question is where I can get the AHCI drivers. There is only a exe file on the support site which i can't use while installing Windows. There have to be these .sys files but I can't find them on the Toshiba site, so I had to install Windows in compatibility mode.
THX in advance!
PS: Sorry for my bad english, I'm from Germany...

Hi!
A new recovery DVD you can get from your local ASP (authorized service provider).
Or you order a DVD from Toshiba directly:
https://backupmedia.toshiba.eu/landing.aspx
The AHCI drivers or lets say Intel Storage Manager you can download from the Toshiba website as you already said.
The .exe file you must extract to use it during the installation but with the recovery disk you dont need them.
Please read the readme file in from the Storage Manager, there is an example how to extract it. Use he command line
For example: -A -A -PC:\<path>
Bye

T520 - 42435gg / Sound stutter and slow Graphic performance with Intel Rapid Storage AHCI Driver

Hi everybody,
I have serious Problems with my 42435gg
Any time I install the Intel Storage AHCI Driver (I've tried plenty of different versions) which is suggested by System Update I experience a horrible Sound stutter and slow Graphic performance in Windows 7 64-Bit.
The funny thing in this case: If the external e-sata port is connected the problems do not occur. If the port is unused again, the stutter begins immediately.
The only thing I can do is using the Windows internal Storage Driver with which I am not able to use my DVD recorder for example.
The device was sent to lenovo for hardware testing with no result. It was sent back without any repairing.
Anybody experience on this?
Kind regards,
Daniel

Did you try the 11.5 RST beta? Load up DPClat and see if DPC conditions are favorable.
What are you using to check graphics performance?
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Windows Vista won't boot changing from IDE to AHCI in BIOS

Hi, I've spent a lot of time looking up this problem online. I can find lots of google search results and they seem to say go into the REGEDIT and change the 'msahci' start setting to 0 and even the 'pciide', or 'iaStorV' start settings to 0. But that doesn't work for me. The Windows load screen with the green load bar just keeps going across and Windows never starts up. I have Windows Vista Home Basic.
I saw someone in this forum with a similar problem but they upgraded to Win7 on a fresh install to fix the problem, they were switching from RAID to AHCI. I contacted Intel tech support and they said to try HP or the motherboard manufacturer. I contacted Intel because I installed an Intel 520 series Solid State Drive and wanted to know if they had a driver to get the benefit of AHCI rather than IDE. I know lots of people recommend a fresh install of Windows but I did not get a cd of Windows with this computer
(My computer is a Compaq Presario SR2170NX Desktop
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00835809&tmp_task=prodinfoCategory&cc=us&dlc=en... )
I tried installing this Microsoft fix too. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922976
I'm wondering if there is an AHCI driver I can install or anything I can do to get AHCI working?
Thanks to anyone who can help!
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You're very welcome.
I always leave the boot order BIOS setting to boot from the HDD first so as to shave off a few microseconds from the boot time.
When I need to boot from another device such as a DVD in your case, I turn on the PC, at the beginning of the HP welcome screen, I tap the F9 key to get the one-time boot menu.
I select the DVD drive from the list. Then I hit the button on the drive to open the drive, pop the bootable DVD in, close the tray, wait a second or so and then hit the enter key.
After I hit the enter key, watch the sreen for a message that states in substance...attempting to boot from DVD...press any key to boot from DVD...
I press any key and the PC boots from the DVD and off I go...
Looking forward to hearing back from you.
Now remember...making that file is pretty easy, but only if you read both my notes and the guy that wrote the procedure's steps carefully.
There have been a few forum members that I have had to coach during the process, because they were following that guy's every step to the letter, and as I pointed out, there is only one mistake on his first screen shot...but that one mistake is all it takes to stop you cold.
Disregard the part of the text under the first screen shot about "extract the files to the Vista folder."
The files were already extracted to that Vista folder when you ran the X14.exe file by reading the text on top of the first screen shot.
You get past that, and you're home free.
Good luck!

Windpad 110W Win 8.1 upgrade can no longer boot under AHCI

I recently upgraded my 110W to Win 8.1, but then discovered that it would not boot after the first reboot. As found in some forums, changing to IDE mode in BIOS allows it to boot, but performance is somewhat slower. I have tried chaning the storahci registries and restarting under AHCI (as suggested in numerous forums) but it didn't work. I think it is possibly related to some driver issue as there were issues when I tried to update to drivers newer than those on the MSI site (I now have the MSI drivers loaded). Any suggestion as to how that can be solved?
Also, shutdown and restart seems strange. The screen would go dark pretty quickly (as usual), but the power light on the side would stay on for about 2 minutes before it would reboot / shutdown. As suggested by some, I have turned off quick boot, but it is still the case.
Thanks.

It's possible that the driver isn't compatible for windows 8.1, so either you can try to find the driver for windows 8.1 or I would suggest to roll back to windows 8.

How to find out if sata_nv is set to AHCI or IDE?

Hello,
I'm thinking about buying a small SSD (64 GB) since I'm only using 7 GB of my 120 GB anyway.
My Laptop (HP dv6365eu) is around 5 years old and only supports SATA I. Unfortunately the
BIOS doesn't allow any configurations whatsoever.
For best performance I'd want to make sure that the controller is set to AHCI mode. The wiki
suggests that I'd simply add "ahci" to the modules in mkinitcpio.conf. But I'm not sure if that
will work since I'm using an nVidia nforce SATA controller with the sata_nv driver.
Kind Regards,
blackout24

blackout23 wrote:
Hello,
I'm thinking about buying a small SSD (64 GB) since I'm only using 7 GB of my 120 GB anyway.
My Laptop (HP dv6365eu) is around 5 years old and only supports SATA I. Unfortunately the
BIOS doesn't allow any configurations whatsoever.
For best performance I'd want to make sure that the controller is set to AHCI mode. The wiki
suggests that I'd simply add "ahci" to the modules in mkinitcpio.conf. But I'm not sure if that
will work since I'm using an nVidia nforce SATA controller with the sata_nv driver.
Kind Regards,
blackout24
I think only AHCI supports NCQ, so you could 'dmesg|grep -i ncq' after a freshly booted system and check. Also, dmesg |grep -i sata_nv or grep for nvidia, that'll tell you some stuff.

P55-CD53, how to install SATA AHCI drivers and Matrix Storage Manager?

Please excuse my noobness as this is for my first PC build and much of it is Greek to me, but could someone please inform/educate me as to what the following drivers (link) are for and which need to be installed after a fresh installation of Windows 7 Pro x64? Do I need to install all of them because some of these appear to be redundant, just from different manufacturers, or am I mistaken? I have a single 500GB HDD but will probably add more down the road.
JMicron JMB36x IDE Drivers (including floppy driver)
Description   XP/Vista/Win7 Ver: 17.49.04.WHQL
Update Date   2009-07-27
Your System OS   XP/Vista/Win7 32/64bit
(3989KB)
Intel P55 AHCI / RAID Drivers
Description   Ver: 8.9.0.1023
Update Date   2009-07-24
Your System OS   XP/Vista/Win7 32/64bit
(23048KB)
Intel P55 SATA RAID Driver (For floppy driver)
Description   Intel P55 SATA RAID driver
1. Extract the file and Copy all files to the floppy.
2. Press F6 to install driver through the floppy when booting and loading RAID function.
Update Date   2009-07-24
Your System OS   XP/Vista/Win7 32/64bit
(443KB)
JMicron IDE/SATA RAID Drivers (with AP)
Description   XP/Vista Driver Version: 1.17.43.05
For floppy install:
Please copy all the directories and files in the "floppy" folder to the root directory of a floppy disk to create a pre-install disk for Win2K/WinXP/Win2003/WinXP 64bits/Win2003 64bits.
For example,
A:\amd64
\x32
txtsetup.oem
To enhance IDE transfer speed, we strongly recommend you install JMicron IDE/SATA Driver.
Update Date   2009-02-23
Your System OS   Windows Vista 32/64bit
(4032KB)
Windows XP 32bit
(4032KB)
Intel TPM Device Driver
Description   Intel Trusted Platform chipset driver
XP/Vista/Win7: 2.00.0000.00
Update Date   2007-11-02
Your System OS   Vista/Win7 32/64bit
(23KB)
Windows XP 32bit
(23KB)
On a side note, I have already flashed the BIOS to 1.4 using the Forum USB Flashing Tool (thanks!).

Thanks.
After booting from the Windows 7 disc, I selected Repair Windows, Load Drivers. Which specific controllers do I need to install for the P55-CD53 MB since there are multiple controllers listed for each of the four SATA compressed files?
Considering the multiple files and multiple controllers, is there no one out there with a P55-CD53 that has AHCI mode enabled that can give dumbed down instructions on how to do so?
The manual states "Select the appropriate RAID controller and press enter." Well... which one is the appropriate controller? Am I suppose to load the driver for all the AHCI controllers if that's even possible?
For the Intel P55 AHCI / RAID Drivers compressed file, these are the controllers available within F6flpy64\iaAHCI.inf:
Intel(R) ESB2 SATA AHCI Controller
Intel(R) ICH 10D/DO SATA AHCI Controller
Intel(R) ICH10R SATA AHCI Controller
Intel(R) ICH7M/MDH SATA AHCI Controller
Intel(R) ICH7R/DH SATA AHCI Controller
Intel(R) ICH8M-E/M SATA AHCI Controller
Intel(R) ICH8R/DH/DO SATA AHCI Controller
Intel(R) ICH9M-E/M SATA AHCI Controller
Intel(R) ICH9R/DO/DH SATA AHCI Controller
Intel(R) PCH SATA AHCI Controller
Intel(R) PCHM SATA AHCI Controller 4 Port
Intel(R) PCHM SATA AHCI Controller 6 Port
Also, regarding the dual BIOS controls for SATA/IDE/RAID settings previously mentioned, I believe SATA ports 1-6 are controlled via Intel and 7,8 are controlled via Jmicron. Considering my HDD is currently plugged into SATA 1, Jmicron probably isn't necessary for the moment.
Edit:
Turns out that none of the drivers for the controllers listed in iaAHCI.inf could be installed. However, I went ahead and installed the drivers listed for all the controllers in iaStor.inf. I reinstalled Windows 7 to get rid of the BSOD. I then installed the chipset drivers and Intel Matrix Storage Manager.

How do I install a SSD drive - the Bios does not allow changing to AHCI mode

I have a Windows 7, HP ENVY approx 1.5 years old. I want to install an SSD drive, however the BIOS seems to be locked, or does not include options to change the SATA connection to AHCI or RAID.
How does one unlock the BIOS, or change the sata settings to allow an SSD drive to be installed?

Hi:
AHCI is enabled by default on today's HP consumer notebooks.
Nothing can be done to actually see a setting, or change the setting to anything other than AHCI etc.
Paul

Macbook pro late 2013 bootcamp with ahci enabled on windows 7 or 8

i've heard there have been issues with ahci support when using bootcamp .
are these issues still persistent? since it could affect my choice of laptop.
i can install windows 7 or 8.1 depending which is easier to enable ahci with.
thank you

use a new ISO from below and only a USB2 flash drive
http://techverse.net/download-windows-7-iso-x86-x64-microsofts-official-servers/

Custom Bios for GX660r to enable AHCI for SSD

Hi,
I bought a sandisk ssd for my GX660r and unfortunately it is not found in AHCI mode. I know there was a bios mod made by Majster msi, but all links are down :(
It would be great if somebody could give me a link to this mod. I cannot send private messages, so I can't ask majster directly.
Thank you for your help!

Sorry for double posting, but I can't edit the older post. I found a bios in another forum, so my problem is solved.

Custom Bios Request Samsung SSD AHCI on MS 1727

Hi Svet,
i have the same problem as the other guy, i have bought a Samsung 830 SSD for my MS 1727 Barebone notebook.
The SSD is not visible in Bios with AHCI activated, only in IDE Mode.
The MSIHQ Flashing Tool Informations:
Mainboard: MS-1727
PCB Version: REV:1.0
BIOS Version: E1727IG6.10B
BIOS Date: 18.08.2010
EC-FW Version:
Would you please so kind and make a full functional bios for my notebook?
Is it even possible? I would like to set the old hdd into my DVD slot with a DVD/HDD case replacement.
I hope that the bios will provide this functionality.
Which tool should i use to flash my bios and backup the original?
I will donate if you could make this possible!
Hope to hear you soon!
Best regards,
munitio

Quote from: Svet on 09-September-12, 06:52:59
Yes that's suppose to be
ah, i see
Wish you all the best Svet! and thanks for your time!

Guide to Installing XP on a Raid Enabled (AHCI) ThinkStation S10

I spent a long time attempting to install Windows XP on my ThinkStation S10 with Raid 5 enabled. This post will detail exactly how to accomplish this process.
Method 1: Using F6 Option During XP Installation (Note: I could not personally get this method to work, therefore, I can’t confirm it.)
1) Download the appropriate Raid drivers for your operating System from lenovo’s support site (ie: “Intel Matrix Storage Manager (RAID) driver for Windows XP”)
2) Copy the files to a floppy disk (highly preferable) or USB drive. If you don’t have a floppy drive on your machine you will have to do the following:
2a) Boot into the BIOS by tapping F1. Navigate to Startup Sequence and move “Diskette Drive A” to the “Excluded from Boot Order” category. Make sure the USB devices are included in the boot order and in the right order. Also, make sure PCI SCSI: Intel VOL01 (this should correspond to your raid volume) is not excluded from the boot order.
For example, my startup sequence is the following:
1: IDE HDD
2: PCI SCSI: Intel VOL01 (this should correspond to your raid volume)
2: IDE CD
3: USB CD
4: USB FDC
5: USB Key
6: USB LS120
7: PCI BEV: P3-HL-DT-STDVD-RAM GSA-H60
3) Enter the BIOS (tap F1) and set the following.
Devices --> IDE Drives Setup --> SATA Raid Enabled: Enabled.
Devices --> IDE Drives Setup --> Native Mode Operation: Automatic
4) After the first Lenovo splash screen, there is a black screen which lists all your hard drives, hit ctrl-I to enter Intel Matrix Storage Manager. Here you can delete and create your raid volumes. Mine was setup with my computer so I left it alone. For more information on configuring your raid volume look for the following documentation on lenovo’s support site: Hardware Maintenance Manual (HMM) - ThinkStation S10.pdf --> Chapter 7. Installing and configuring RAID
Note: Record the information on the top right hand of the screen (ie: ICH 9 and the version number) This information may be needed this when installing the raid driver.
5) Reboot with the inserted XP installation disk. At the very beginning of the windows install process a message on the bottom bar will say "Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver." (Be alert to not miss this message.)
5a) Insert the USB stick and follow the instructions, it should ask you to hit “s” to specify additional device.
Note: When I tried this it did not detect my USB stick and wanted a floppy. Maybe someone can confirm how this works? Below are the exact instructions from the “Intel Matrix Storage Manager (RAID) driver for Windows XP (32-bit) - ThinkStation S10” driver readme.txt file.
[Quote]
5.3 Pre-Installation Using the F6 Method.
Note: The Steps 1 and 2 can be skipped if you use the F6 Floppy
      disk utility provided by Intel. This utility can also be
      downloaded from the following website. These methods
      are applicable to systems configured for RAID or
      AHCI mode.
    http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scripts-df/Product_Filter.asp?
    ProductID=2101
1. Extract all driver files from the installation package.
    See section 7.2 for instructions on extracting the
    files.
2. Create a floppy* containing the following files in the root
    directory:
    iaAhci.inf, iaAhci.cat,
    iaStor.inf, iaStor.cat,
    iaStor.sys, and
    TxtSetup.oem.
* Note: For Windows Vista you can use a floppy, CD/DVD or USB.
3. For Windows XP or later operating systems:
    - At the beginning of the operating system installation,
     press F6 to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver.
    - When prompted, select 'S' to Specify Additional Device.
    - Continue to step 5.
4. For Windows Vista:
    - During the operating system installation, after selecting the
     location to install Vista, click Load Driver to
install a third
     party SCSI or RAID driver.
    - Continue to step 5.
5. When prompted, insert the media (floppy, CD/DVD
or USB) you
    created in step 2 and press Enter.
6. At this point you should be presented with a selection
    for one of the following depending on your hardware
    version and configuration:
    - Intel(R) 82801IR/IO SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH9R)
    - Intel(R) 82801IR/IO SATA AHCI Controller (Desktop ICH9R)
    - Intel(R) 82801HEM SATA RAID Controller (Mobile ICH8M-E)
    - Intel(R) 82801HEM SATA AHCI Controller (Mobile ICH8M-E)
    - Intel(R) 82801HBM SATA AHCI Controller (Mobile ICH8M)
    - Intel(R) 82801HR/HH/HO SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH8R)
    - Intel(R) 82801HR/HH/HO SATA AHCI Controller (Desktop ICH8R)
    - Intel(R) 631xESB/632xESB SATA RAID Controller (Workstation ESB2)
    - Intel(R) 82801GHM SATA RAID Controller (Mobile ICH7RM)
    - Intel(R) 82801GBM SATA AHCI Controller (Mobile ICH7M)
    - Intel(R) 82801GR/GH SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH7R/DH)
    - Intel(R) 82801GR/GH SATA AHCI Controller (Desktop ICH7R/DH)
7. Highlight the selection that is appropriate for the
    hardware in your system and press Enter.
8. Press Enter again to continue. Leave the floppy disk in
    the system until the next reboot as the software will
    need to be copied from the floppy disk again when setup
    is copying files.
[/Quote]
6) Install XP as normal and everything should work properly.
Note: If there are any corrections or additions feel free to PM me or reply to the thread and I will update this post.
Message Edited by kalensk on 08-11-2008 02:57 AM

Method 2: Using nLite to Integrate the Drivers into the XP Install Disk
1) nLite can’t use .exe drivers, rather it needs the un-archive drivers containing the .inf (setup information) file. Therefore, right click on the .exe and select “Extract To…” or “Extract Here” (Note: You will need 7-Zip or WinRar to do this).
1a) When un-archiveing the “Intel Matrix Storage Manager (RAID) driver for Windows XP” you will reach a file with an .IMA extension (ie: F32.IMA). This is an image file so you will need mounting software like Alcohol 52% (Free Edition), UltraISO, Daemon Tools, etc. to extract the .inf file.
1b) Simply install and run any of the above mounting software and open the .IMA file and copy the contents to a folder.
2) Download nLite and follow the guide.
2a) Insert the Windows XP CD and right click “explorer” and copy the files over to a new folder called XP_Source. Then Start nLite and point to the directory where you have XP_Source.
2b) During the “Task Selection” screen select “Integrate Drivers” and “Create a Bootable ISO”
2c) On the “Integrate Drivers” screen click the “insert” tab and search the for the .inf file in the folder where the raid driver is located.
2d) Follow the rest of the nLite setup to your liking until you have the opportunity to make an ISO on the “Create a Bootable ISO” screen. Select the “Make ISO” button and save the file on your computer. Next, burn the ISO to a CD using burning software such as InfraRecorder, CDBurnerXP, Nero, etc.
3) Without loading the CD, boot your system and tap F1 to enter the BIOS. Enable RAID and the following settings:
Devices --> IDE Drives Setup --> SATA Raid Enabled: Enabled.
Devices --> IDE Drives Setup --> Native Mode Operation: Automatic
4) While in the BIOS navigate to Startup Sequence and make sure PCI SCSI: Intel VOL01 (this should correspond to your raid volume) is not excluded from the boot order.
For example, my startup sequence is the following:
1: IDE HDD
2: PCI SCSI: Intel VOL01 (this should correspond to your raid volume)
2: IDE CD
3: USB CD
4: USB FDC
5: USB Key
6: USB LS120
7: PCI BEV: P3-HL-DT-STDVD-RAM GSA-H60
5) Select F10 to save and exit.
6) After the first Lenovo splash screen, there is a black screen which lists all your hard drives, hit ctrl-I to enter Intel Matrix Storage Manager. Here you can delete and create your raid volumes. Mine was setup with my computer so I left it alone. For more information on configuring your raid volume look for the following documentation on lenovo’s support site: Hardware Maintenance Manual (HMM) - ThinkStation S10.pdf --> Chapter 7. Installing and configuring RAID
7) Reboot the machine with the customized Windows XP CD with the integrated drivers and Install XP as normal.
Note: If there are any corrections or additions feel free to PM me or reply to the thread and I will update this post.
Message Edited by kalensk on 08-11-2008 02:58 AM

Unable to boot windows 8.1 in AHCI

Hello,
I am using Lenovo G500s since a year and there have been no problems until recently the laptop started to crash all of a sudden. When I try to reboot it, I got a black screen that said " Checking media on EFI IPv4 and IPv6 and finally got a message EFI boot failed. Later I found a solution for this problem on lenovo community forum that I should try disconnecting the power and battery and reconnect and hold down the power button for 15 secs and try to reboot it again. I tried that and it got booted but again later if I try to shut down and restart the laptop, the same problem repeated. I showed the problem in an authorized lenovo service centre and he says the entire motherboard has to be replaced. I tried for a second opnion. Meanwhile when I tried to boot the laptop again, this time I got a new problem saying "INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE". I tried to boot it through Compatible mode and it got booted but when I switch back to AHCI mode, again the problem repeats. Not able to understand if there is a problem with the motherboard or just the hard drive controller.
Sorry for the long post. Kindly suggest a solution asap. I would be much obliged.
Thank you.

Please remove the 'Jetflash Transcend...' from the Mac, and test.
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