Enabling AHCI

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   Ok guys, I have  all the necessary bits and pieces to do my new build with.  I have a question regarding ahci.  Is it really as simple as enabling it in the bios before I install the OS??? Or do I have to do something more?  I'm sticking with Win 7 64bit.  Also I've heard that if I do enable ahci then my optical drive is likely to stop working - and I need that to install the Os from ( rather use that than have to do it from a usb device).  So, is there a way to make it work after changing to ahci?

Cheers

Rory

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kessler Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List P1 Joined: 02 Apr 2008 Location: Manchester Points: 745	Post Options Post Reply Quote kessler Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Enabling AHCI Posted: 26 Sep 2013 at 10:45am
	Ok guys, I have all the necessary bits and pieces to do my new build with. I have a question regarding ahci. Is it really as simple as enabling it in the bios before I install the OS??? Or do I have to do something more? I'm sticking with Win 7 64bit. Also I've heard that if I do enable ahci then my optical drive is likely to stop working - and I need that to install the Os from ( rather use that than have to do it from a usb device). So, is there a way to make it work after changing to ahci? Cheers Rory

mjrhealth Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List P/UT Joined: 26 Apr 2008 Location: Australia Points: 119	Post Options Post Reply Quote mjrhealth Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 Oct 2013 at 10:31am
	It seems most mother boards have AHCI enabled by default, certainly on my latest build. If it is a fresh install, than windows will install the drivers automatically, its only when you do it later you run into issues. My optical drive has no probs and used on two different boards with AHCI.
	Haswell 4770K @ 4.2(so far) Gigabtye GAZ87XUD3H 8 Gig Cas 9 DDR3 16000 MHz Ram, NVIDIA GTX 680 2Gig Video, Win 7 64 bit.

kessler Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List P1 Joined: 02 Apr 2008 Location: Manchester Points: 745	Post Options Post Reply Quote kessler Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 Oct 2013 at 4:06pm
	Thanks. Yes, I found out that my new board also has it set to ahci by default. I've read tho that people using this board have had problems with the optical drive and win 7 64 bit. I'm going to have to just wait and see if I do too and cross the bridge if and when it happens, hopefully it wont. Rory

kessler Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List P1 Joined: 02 Apr 2008 Location: Manchester Points: 745	Post Options Post Reply Quote kessler Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 Oct 2013 at 4:08pm
	the board being Asus Z87 Deluxe.