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Windows 7 - ide ahci ?

 
01-21-2012   #1


windows 7 home permium 64 bits
 
 

ide ahci ?

HI all I NEED TO ASK A ? WHEN I FIRST BUILT MY COMP I PUT MY HDD IN THE SATA 3 6GIG PORT ITS A WD HDD 1 TB 64 MEG CASH SATA 3 6 GIG. BUT IN THE BIOS I LEFT IT IN IDE MODE. so my ? is can i chang it to AHCI IN THE BIOS ? WELL THERE BE A DIFFERENCE IN PERFORMANCE? AND IS IT THAT SIMPLE TO ? THANKS I AM LEARNING ALL THIS STUFF THE BEST I CAN AND THIS FORUM IS THE BEST I HAVE SEEN

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01-21-2012   #2


Windows 7 (7600) x86
 
 


Quote   Quote: Originally Posted by OCIR View Post
WELL THERE BE A DIFFERENCE IN PERFORMANCE?
Not really no. But do this, turn off CAPS LOCK.
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01-21-2012   #3


windows 7 home permium 64 bits
 
 


sorry about caps our work comps have to have caps on at all times for work stuff after 2 yrs of this i just over look caps sorry
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01-21-2012   #4


Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
 
 


You can enable AHCI in the registry, then switch from IDE to AHCI in the Bios.
Performance varies, but don't expect a huge performance bump as only SSD's really benefit from SATA III.
AHCI : Enable in Windows 7 / Vista
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