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Enabling ACHI still not working even after msachi registry edit
I recently upgraded my system to a Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4 with an i7-2600k, Corsair ForceGT 120 GB SSD as my system drive (running Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit). my files are on a 1TB WD Caviar Black. My problem is that my system will still not boot even after making the registry edit explained in the tutorial.
A little background on how I got where I am now might help in figuring things out. My original system was configured as Raid 1 on an Intel DP35DP mobo. My c: partition was for OS and programs. I had separate partitions for photos, music, files, etc.
I first built the system with just my HDDs, but the RAID was lost. There was an IADStor error that I didn't bother messing with because I knew I was going to install the SSD as my new system drive. I never set the BIOS to AcHI and it must have defaulted to IDE and windows switched the drivers.
I transferred my system partition by taking one of my HDDs and using Partition Wizard to delete all but my c: partition. I used ATI2012 to clone my c: drive onto my SSD. Prior to cloning onto the SSD, I used an elevated command prompt to align the drive to 1024k per the tutorial.
I made sure the system booted and all my programs were included and then rebooted with my other HDD from the RAiD that still had my file partitions. Everything worked fine, though my Windows experience score only changed from 5.5-6.5. So the last thing to do was enable ACHI.
After creating a complete system backup, I edited my registry to change the MSAchi start value to 0, restarted and entered the BIOS and switched the PCI to ACHI,
But the OS won't load.
I switched back to IDE and booted. I subsequently tried the Fix It script on Windows Support and I tried using the EZSmart Storage utility from Gigabyte. That doesn't even seem to run.
So I'm flummoxed. I really don't want to have to start all over with a fresh install. I have so many apps and plugins... Well, you know.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!