AHCI : Enable in Windows XP after OS install

    AHCI : Enable in Windows XP after OS install

    AHCI : Enable in Windows XP after OS install

    AHCI : Enable in Windows XP
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    22 Dec 2012
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       Information
    Bare Foot Kid said:
    AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    makes NCQ Native Command Queuing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    along with hot-plugging or hot swapping through SATA Serial-ATA host controllers
    possible; Vista was the first to offer this feature. The issue with AHCI is it needs
    to be enabled in the BIOS prior to OS installation; doing so after you have installed
    the OS will disable the PC. The reason why is Windows disables the AHCI drivers not
    needed durring installation.
    For info on other OS's take look here:
    AHCI : Enable in Windows 7 / Vista

       Note
    You can use this method on Legacy BIOS or uEFI/BIOS firmware.
    For this example I am using a PC with uEFI/BIOS firmware & Secure Boot DISABLED.
    With a Intel Chip Set.



    1) Download your upto date Chip Set Drivers.

    2) Set IDE mode in BIOS.

    3) Install Windows XP.

    4) Install your upto date Chip Set Drivers .

    5) Shut the PC down.

    6) Set AHCI mode in BIOS.

    7) Reboot the PC your PC will now boot in AHCI mode.
    NOTE: You may done to reboot two or three time.

    All Done.



  1. Posts : 4,049
    W7 Ultimate SP1, LM19.2 MATE, W10 Home 1703, W10 Pro 1703 VM, #All 64 bit
       #1

    It can be tricky to get this to work


    It can be very touchy.
    It may be related to the manufacturer's hardware choices.

    My friend got a new W7 laptop for his work.
    He had a problem with a chip programming device (USB), so we spent 3 days (in 2011) trying to enable AHCI.
    We tried multiple methods outlined on various websites.
    We could never get it to work.

    Luckily it turned out my friend didn't need XP.
    The external device that wouldn't work, actually had a problem with USB3 and not W7.

    I used the "slipstream the drivers into an install disc" method, when I reinstalled my operating systems last September.
    I used nLite to create my new XP install disc.
    It worked perfectly.
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  2. Posts : 11,408
    ME/XP/Vista/Win7
    Thread Starter
       #2

    If your Win XP CD, does not support your Sata Controller, you will need to load drivers to uses at F6.
    Load Sata Controller drivers with a floppy disk is the best way.
    SATA Drivers - Load in Windows XP Setup on Dual Boot
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  3. Posts : 4,049
    W7 Ultimate SP1, LM19.2 MATE, W10 Home 1703, W10 Pro 1703 VM, #All 64 bit
       #3

    We did try the floppy + F6 method


    theog said:
    If your Win XP CD, does not support your Sata Controller, you will need to load drivers to uses at F6.
    Load Sata Controller drivers with a floppy disk is the best way.
    SATA Drivers - Load in Windows XP Setup on Dual Boot
    We did try the floppy + F6 method.
    We tried every method we could find on the internet, except making a new install disc, when we were working on my friends work laptop.
    Nothing we tried worked.

    Luckily it turned out that he didn't need XP anyway.

    All of the various methods we tried, worked for some people, but they didn't work for others (like us).
    I suspect that driver problems, hardware problems and/or user errors were responsible.
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