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Sata as IDE on XP drive vs Sata as AHCI on Win 7
I am running a SATA drive enabled in the bios as IDE on my Win XP hard
drive. .. If I change BIOS to AHCI when I install Win 7 on my new HD, will I have to go into the BIOS and change back and forth depending on what drive I want to use? Sorry but can not find a Win 7 newsgroup yet. Ron Patterson |
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Sata as IDE on XP drive vs Sata as AHCI on Win 7
NO Win7 newsgroup, forum is at:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...tegory/w7itpro "Ron Patterson" wrote in message ... I am running a SATA drive enabled in the bios as IDE on my Win XP hard drive. . If I change BIOS to AHCI when I install Win 7 on my new HD, will I have to go into the BIOS and change back and forth depending on what drive I want to use? Sorry but can not find a Win 7 newsgroup yet. Ron Patterson |
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Sata as IDE on XP drive vs Sata as AHCI on Win 7
NO Win7 newsgroup, forum is at:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...tegory/w7itpro "Ron Patterson" wrote in message ... I am running a SATA drive enabled in the bios as IDE on my Win XP hard drive. . If I change BIOS to AHCI when I install Win 7 on my new HD, will I have to go into the BIOS and change back and forth depending on what drive I want to use? Sorry but can not find a Win 7 newsgroup yet. Ron Patterson |
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Sata as IDE on XP drive vs Sata as AHCI on Win 7
You make it seem like you have more than one drive and wish to
install W7 on a drive other than XP is installed on..?????????/ If you only have one drive and are replacing XP with W7 it is best to use AHCI...its a little quicker... and you need to change it before you install W7 so the proper drivers can be installed. IF you have 2 drives change the one W7 will be installed on to AHCI W7 will overwrite the bootsector of the XP drive and setup the dual boot menu which you will get when you boot up to make a choice of whether to start with XP or W7. If none of this fits what your trying to do please be more specific when you post back. peter -- If you find a posting or message from me offensive,inappropriate or disruptive,please ignore it. If you dont know how to ignore a posting complain to me and I will be only too happy to demonstrate :-) "Ron Patterson" wrote in message ... I am running a SATA drive enabled in the bios as IDE on my Win XP hard drive. . If I change BIOS to AHCI when I install Win 7 on my new HD, will I have to go into the BIOS and change back and forth depending on what drive I want to use? Sorry but can not find a Win 7 newsgroup yet. Ron Patterson |
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Sata as IDE on XP drive vs Sata as AHCI on Win 7
You make it seem like you have more than one drive and wish to
install W7 on a drive other than XP is installed on..?????????/ If you only have one drive and are replacing XP with W7 it is best to use AHCI...its a little quicker... and you need to change it before you install W7 so the proper drivers can be installed. IF you have 2 drives change the one W7 will be installed on to AHCI W7 will overwrite the bootsector of the XP drive and setup the dual boot menu which you will get when you boot up to make a choice of whether to start with XP or W7. If none of this fits what your trying to do please be more specific when you post back. peter -- If you find a posting or message from me offensive,inappropriate or disruptive,please ignore it. If you dont know how to ignore a posting complain to me and I will be only too happy to demonstrate :-) "Ron Patterson" wrote in message ... I am running a SATA drive enabled in the bios as IDE on my Win XP hard drive. . If I change BIOS to AHCI when I install Win 7 on my new HD, will I have to go into the BIOS and change back and forth depending on what drive I want to use? Sorry but can not find a Win 7 newsgroup yet. Ron Patterson |
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Sata as IDE on XP drive vs Sata as AHCI on Win 7
Yes, I will be running 2 drives - on a Win XP and the new one Win 7 AHCI.
And thanks for a great reply Peter. "peter" wrote in message ... You make it seem like you have more than one drive and wish to install W7 on a drive other than XP is installed on..?????????/ If you only have one drive and are replacing XP with W7 it is best to use AHCI...its a little quicker... and you need to change it before you install W7 so the proper drivers can be installed. IF you have 2 drives change the one W7 will be installed on to AHCI W7 will overwrite the bootsector of the XP drive and setup the dual boot menu which you will get when you boot up to make a choice of whether to start with XP or W7. If none of this fits what your trying to do please be more specific when you post back. peter -- If you find a posting or message from me offensive,inappropriate or disruptive,please ignore it. If you dont know how to ignore a posting complain to me and I will be only too happy to demonstrate :-) "Ron Patterson" wrote in message ... I am running a SATA drive enabled in the bios as IDE on my Win XP hard drive. . If I change BIOS to AHCI when I install Win 7 on my new HD, will I have to go into the BIOS and change back and forth depending on what drive I want to use? Sorry but can not find a Win 7 newsgroup yet. Ron Patterson |
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Sata as IDE on XP drive vs Sata as AHCI on Win 7
Yes, I will be running 2 drives - on a Win XP and the new one Win 7 AHCI.
And thanks for a great reply Peter. "peter" wrote in message ... You make it seem like you have more than one drive and wish to install W7 on a drive other than XP is installed on..?????????/ If you only have one drive and are replacing XP with W7 it is best to use AHCI...its a little quicker... and you need to change it before you install W7 so the proper drivers can be installed. IF you have 2 drives change the one W7 will be installed on to AHCI W7 will overwrite the bootsector of the XP drive and setup the dual boot menu which you will get when you boot up to make a choice of whether to start with XP or W7. If none of this fits what your trying to do please be more specific when you post back. peter -- If you find a posting or message from me offensive,inappropriate or disruptive,please ignore it. If you dont know how to ignore a posting complain to me and I will be only too happy to demonstrate :-) "Ron Patterson" wrote in message ... I am running a SATA drive enabled in the bios as IDE on my Win XP hard drive. . If I change BIOS to AHCI when I install Win 7 on my new HD, will I have to go into the BIOS and change back and forth depending on what drive I want to use? Sorry but can not find a Win 7 newsgroup yet. Ron Patterson |
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Thanks for this informative discussion.It is very help full for all.Thanks
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Thanks peretr your post is really helpful, good sharing
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