RAID, AHCI or StandardIDE mode for Serial ATA Harddrives ?

sym90 · Post by **sym90** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 2:35 am

Hi,
which configuration for SATA is better for scope operation?

RAID , AHCI or StandardIDE ?

I installed Windows XP in standard IDE and then i cannot change any more in AHCI and i will have blue screen at startup!

Thanks!
sYm

PS : BTW ... is there a way to boot windows without having bluescreen ? Something to remove, to install without reinstalling windows ?

Fede · Post by **Fede** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 6:48 am

To take advantage of RAID or AHCI you must install the corresponding driver (something like iastor.inf) which you may download from intel website, otherwise things won't work.
There are 2 ways of doing it: during Windows XP installation by pressing F6 when prompted or after installation by updating the driver for the ATA controller in device manager.
Once that driver has been installed you'll switch from the bios the configuration of the controller and it should work.

RAID and AHCI let your system use SATA features such as NCQ and SATA protocol, drive performance should be way better, so it is recommended not to use standard ide.

cheers,
Fede

ScofieldKid · Post by **ScofieldKid** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 9:25 am

Summary of some of the permutations of all this in the Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_H ... _Interface

TimingLess · Post by **TimingLess** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 2:24 am

Raid Sucks!!

Don`t use the intel / onboard Raid Controller.

You are totally fine with AHCI Mode for you SATA drives.

DT