ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe motherboard and enabling AHCI

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  1. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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    ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe motherboard and enabling AHCI


    Hi guys - I am trying to figure out if my ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe motherboard will allow me to use AHCI drivers in my Windows 7 Ultimate x64 OS...

    I cannot, for the love of God... find where in the BIOS might there be an option to enable AHCI on this board - I have looked everywhere and did not see such an option to exist; (however, I already have it enabled in my OS, but it won't kick in until I enable it on the mobo as well).

    Or, could it be that W7 is already using AHCI but isn't telling me anywhere? How can I check to see if it is using it, or not?

    Oh, by the way, this mobo's chipset is nVidia nForce4, and it does not have certified W7 drivers... so maybe I am just out of luck.

    Anyone experienced with this particular motherboard, please help me out. Thanks in advance!
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  2. Posts : 290
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit (SP 1)
       #2

    Hi

    I don't know this specific MB but on other ASUS cards there is an option to config the SATA devices, options being either IDE, RAID or AHCI. If you see IDE and RAID and no AHCI, then your MB won't support it.

    Regards
    UKMedia
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  3. Posts : 6,292
    Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1
       #3

    To clarify: In the BIOS > on the MAIN Tab > Storage Configuration > Configure SATA As > and toggle to AHCI.

    To check Windows:
    Start > Control Panel > Hardware & Sound > (Under Devices & Printers): Device Manager > IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers > Look to see if you have "Intel(R) ICHxxx SATA AHCI Controller" listed.
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  4. Posts : 2,606
    Windows 7 Pro X64 SP1
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    It looks like the board does not support AHCI. It may be that no board with that chipset (nForce4 SLI) does.

    (It's a Socket 939 board, released in late 2004.)

    If you wish to use hardware that benefits from AHCI (like an SSD), it's probably time to upgrade your motherboard.
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  5. Posts : 6,879
    Win 7 Ultimate x64
       #5

    Save yourself the trouble as the NF4 has very limited AHCI support (no NCQ support for one), part of the reason you can't find any settings in the bios. Nvidia didn't really add proper AHCI support until the NF5 and up. One of the best places to find info about nForce drivers is here,

    View forum - nForce Drivers • nForcersHQ.com

    and even with all the modded driver packs that they came out with there is still no AHCI driver for the NF4.

    TVeblen said:
    To check Windows:
    Start > Control Panel > Hardware & Sound > (Under Devices & Printers): Device Manager > IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers > Look to see if you have "Intel(R) ICHxxx SATA AHCI Controller" listed.
    Um, Nvidia chipset on an AMD motherboard, don't think you'll find Intel storage controllers.
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  6. Posts : 6,292
    Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1
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    stormy13 said:

    TVeblen said:
    To check Windows:
    Start > Control Panel > Hardware & Sound > (Under Devices & Printers): Device Manager > IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers > Look to see if you have "Intel(R) ICHxxx SATA AHCI Controller" listed.
    Um, Nvidia chipset on an AMD motherboard, don't think you'll find Intel storage controllers.
    Yeah, that was a bit of an oversight, wasn't it.

    Do you know what would show up for an nVidia chipset?
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  7. Posts : 6,879
    Win 7 Ultimate x64
       #7

    If I remember correctly from the last NF4 board I had (A8N-SLI SE, almost identical to ctp9's board), it just shows up as Nvidia SATA with no mention of AHCI. The only options in the bios are SATA mode or IDE mode, and doesn't change any if you enable the RAID controller.
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  8. Posts : 6,292
    Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1
       #8

    Thanks for that Stormy. Good to know.
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  9. Posts : 968
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #9

    I have an a8n-sli and no ahci!
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  10. Posts : 6,292
    Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1
       #10

    Yikes. Sata drives, no AHCI. Barbaric!
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