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  • travistee
    Senior Member
    • Sep 2008
    • 68
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    DG33SZG2 and SATA

    This gateway with the DG33SZG2 Mobo is setup with the bios set to RAID for the RAID controller. The problem is that they didn't configure the disks as a raid. They also didn't configure them as AHCI. So it only boots up with the bios set to raid. So it looks like the disks are actually working in IDE mode.

    Is there any way to set the bios to AHCI without having to reinstall VISTA?

    If I plug in another SATA drive will it also be seen as just another drive or will it have a problem because the bios are set to RAID?

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    • bgavin
      Badcaps Legend
      • Jan 2007
      • 1355
      #2
      Re: DG33SZG2 and SATA

      You could probably install the AHCI drivers in advance, then switch the BIOS. I've tested this on various HP and Lenovo machines with XP. It works fine.

      My testing shows no performance advantage at all for AHCI vs. "Legacy".

      And... legacy does not require unique drivers slipstreamed into the CD.

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