Solved AHCI Drivers

[timw128]

Hello- I am getting ready to install an SSD in my system. I'm pretty sure the AHCI driver is in place, but not sure. I also believe that it is activated in the BIOS. Is there a way to be sure?
Please note attached image of Device Manager-

Thanks for the help!

tim

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
You shouldn't have any problems or need any special drivers...
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/149969-ssd-install-transfer-operating-system.html

 

[strollin]

If the disk drive that was in the system when the OS was installed was a SATA drive then AHCI is probably already enabled. You can check for sure in the BIOS.

 

[timw128]

Thanks for the responses... Yeah, 'ThrashZone', thanks for the tutorial link. I had bookmarked that and forgot.

'strollin', I do believe I remember seeing AHCI in the BIOS- have only been in there once, and don't completely understand that UEFI yet, though.

In the attachments below, I believe I have to change a couple of values to '0'. One that wasn't mentioned in the tutorial was 'iaStorF'. Does that require a change as well?

Thanks again!

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
I wouldn't change anything unless you have a problem installing clean or transferring the os :/

All my re-installs/ clean installs to ssd's were too easy
I prefer clean installing because well it's clean = fresh start

 

[timw128]

Well, that tutorial said that those registry settings had to be modified. Yeah, I plan on a clone/migration but rather do a clean install. This is an HP Envy machine and the only recovery media I have is a partition on the HDD, which I want to get rid of. I do have a copy of the Digital River Windows 7 Professional SP1 x64 on disc, but I need to know that the MS license key on the computers sticker will work with it. It should, as the machine is not even a year old and came installed with the same OS.
Thanks for all the input.

tim

 

[Boozad]

The key will work as long as the ISO is for the same version.

 

[timw128]

The key will work as long as the ISO is for the same version.

Thanks, 'Boozad'... On this ISO, all 4 editions of Windows 7 are present. I had a bad file on this machine that 'sfc /scannow' wouldn't fix. So, I went and copied the item from that ISO, think it was item 4 on the list of editions (Windows 7 Pro SP1) and replaced the bad item with the good copy- problem solved. It was a glitch in IE 11, so we also downgraded to IE 10. Don't use IE anyway.
Do you under stand what I'm talking about regarding the list of editions on the ISO?

Thanks again-

tim

 

[Boozad]

I do indeed, it has had the ei.cfg removed.

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
As long as you pick the correct version you should be good to go

 

[timw128]

I do indeed, it has had the ei.cfg removed.

Yes, yes indeed, 'Boozad', we ran the 'ei.cfg removal tool'.

 

[timw128]

Hi,
As long as you pick the correct version you should be good to go

Yes, 'ThrashZone', our version is [3] on the list- Windows 7 Professional SP1 x64. I didn't look at it real closely, but it seems that we saw 'SP1' in the criteria.

OK, I think we'll migrate what we have to SSD for now, since the current install has been run through Recovery not long ago. We need to study some things, like aligning, etc., and get a copy of Paragon and get after it. The intent is to get the OS and my progs on the SSD, wipe my 1 TB HDD, and just run Documents, Photos, Videos, etc. on the HDD.

We appreciate all of your inputs, guys- Thanks a bunch!

Kind Regards-

tim

 

[ThrashZone]

No problem it was amazingly easy to do as a clean install
These clone or transfer processes can be problematic so wait a little while before scrubbing the hdd

Might want to do some maintenance too like clearing temp files...
I use this about every week it's great and a lot safer than ccleaner

Temp files delete,
Download to your desktop,
Right click it and Run as administrator and Start the scanner,
Shut your machine down after it finishes if prompted too,
TFC - Temp File Cleaner by OldTimer Download - Geeks to Go Forum

 

[timw128]

Hey, thanks for the link... I use CCleaner about daily to clean up and didn't know it wasn't safe as far as the Temps go. Usually, I just wind up doing it manually, but that's a bit of a hassle with all the permissions stuff. We'll give it a try!

 

[ThrashZone]

Most people use ccleaner safely and it has gotten a lot safer than the early days
I just believe TFC is a lot easier to use and a lot less bloat
Anything else and I just use windows built in tools to clean or like you said manually

 

[timw128]

Roger that!...I may be picking on you a bit later for some guidance on this SSD install- sure would appreciate it!