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Solved AHCI or RAID for new install?
I’m going to reinstall Windows 7 on an SSD (120 MB) I just bought. I know I need to set the bios to AHCI mode for the SSD. I also have a RAID (2 x 250 MB 7200rpm) array I would like to use for data storage. I was going to install windows with only the SSD connected and then connect the RAID array. My problem is I can only set the SATA ports on AHCI or RAID. What do I set the bios on to have both installed? The MB is an Asrock 760GM-GS3.
OS Windows 7 64 Home CPU i5 2500k Motherboard Biostar TZ68A+ Memory 2 X 8 GB 2133 Graphics Card(s) ATI HD 6570 Sound Card ASUS Zonar DG Monitor(s) Displays Samsung 23" Hard Drives 2 500 GB Seagate SATA 300 Raid 0 PSU 750 Watt Corsair
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RAID is the same as AHCI but with raid features.
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Thanks Logicearth. Oh good, I was hoping that would be the case. Will TRIM still work for the SSD in RAID mode? I have read that TRIM does not work well in RAID mode.
OS Windows 7 64 Home CPU i5 2500k Motherboard Biostar TZ68A+ Memory 2 X 8 GB 2133 Graphics Card(s) ATI HD 6570 Sound Card ASUS Zonar DG Monitor(s) Displays Samsung 23" Hard Drives 2 500 GB Seagate SATA 300 Raid 0 PSU 750 Watt Corsair
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I believe that is only an issue if you are actually putti g the SSD into a raid configuration. If it is standalone shouldnt be a problem.
Computer type PC/Desktop Computer Manufacturer/Model Number Alienware Aurora ALX R4 OS Windows 10 Pro (x64) CPU Intel Core i7-3930K (3.2GHz - 4.5GHz) Motherboard Alienware Aurora-R4 x79 Memory 4x Samsung 4GB PC3-12800 DDR3 (16GB 1600MHz) Graphics Card(s) Nvidia Geforce GTX 690 Sound Card SteelSeries Siberia Elite Monitor(s) Displays Dell UltraSharp U3011 Screen Resolution 2560x1600 Hard Drives Samsung 850 Pro 256 GB, Seagate 1TB Desktop Hybrid HDD, 2x Western Digital 4TB Green HDD PSU 875W Some Dell PSU <.< Case Alienware Aurora ALX Cooling Custom Liquid Cooling (EK CPU & GPU blocks) dual EK 480RAD Keyboard Logitech G710+ Mechanical Mouse Logitech G700s Internet Speed Verizon Fios (50 mbps average) Other Info Server: Intel NUC D54250WYK: i5-4250U, 16GB, 256 GB mSATA, Windows Server 2012 R2
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Yes, I was hoping you would say that. Thanks again logicearth.
OS Windows 7 64 Home CPU i5 2500k Motherboard Biostar TZ68A+ Memory 2 X 8 GB 2133 Graphics Card(s) ATI HD 6570 Sound Card ASUS Zonar DG Monitor(s) Displays Samsung 23" Hard Drives 2 500 GB Seagate SATA 300 Raid 0 PSU 750 Watt Corsair
