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Get SSD Working again after downgrade to Win 7
Hi SevenForums People,
I recently downgraded my Windows 8 OEM laptop to Windows 7 Ultimate x64. I've got just about everything up and running exept for the SSD.
I want to get it caching again but I dont have an activation code for Lenovo Expresscache which I has automatically before and I'm having a hard time finding/installing alternatives.
I tried to download an intel driver and use their RST but I didn't have any luck with the particular tutorial I tried. because my bios is not raid.
I have a 1TB HDD & 16GB SSD. My laptop is a Lenovo w530 thinkpad. Im pretty sure I have most of my other specs in my profile.
Any help getting this going and caching or by some other method speeding up my performance would be appreciated! I do notice a greater time booting and also writing/deleting. (if you have any alternate advices for speeding that up please feel free to throw them at me too)
regarding the boot & write speed, I have HEARD that with win 7/8 you dont need something like HDD acceleration or turbo boost (I had a similar program on win 8..) but I could be totally wrong
I want to do something like this:
How to: Set up Intel Smart Response Technology (SSD caching)
But my BIOS isn't RAID its ACHI and I doubt I should just switch it,lol. What would you do to utilize this SSD if it were your computer?
I found these instructions for switching to RAID but I dont know how safe they are (I want to keep my install) and I dont know if it's nessecary. I dont know a lot about thisbecause my previous SSD set itself up pretty much automatically with the Lenovo products...which I deleted lol
1.Exit all Windows-based programs.
2.Press [Win] + R or take the RUN option from the start menu.
3.Now type regedit there and press Enter Key to open up the Registry Editor Window.
4.If you receive the User Account Control dialog box, click Continue.
5.Locate and then click the following registry subkeys:
Code:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\msahci
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\iaStorV
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\iaStor
In the right pane, right-click Start in the Name column, and then click Modify.
In the Value data box, type 0 [3 is default], and then click OK.
On the File menu, click Exit to close Registry Editor.
Restart your computer
Go to UEFI/BIOS and enable RAID, Save & Reboot
Another restart will be required to finish the driver installation.
Note: If you have an AMD systems you may need to look here too: How to install AMD RAID driver after Windows installation - Super User
Last edited by panther; 23 May 2015 at 15:38.