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    WinXP - it is possible the AHCI drivers can be installed

    Hello,
    It is possible the AHCI drivers in WinXP sp3 can be installed?

    following prob in AHCI mode when it finds no hdd install win
    So I have the bios on native ide converted and win re-installed a few days ago.
    Now everything is ready and I can not use e-sata.

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    Re: WinXP - it is possible the AHCI drivers can be installed

    Also I have no Intel chipset but a Amd 790gx with sb750 available here.
    in bios also windows of course no longer find AHCI and it could only do not install.

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    Re: WinXP - it is possible the AHCI drivers can be installed

    Of course it can install if you
    a) At the driver setup insert disk
    b) The driver in the CD integrated. Keyword nLite

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    Re: WinXP - it is possible the AHCI drivers can be installed

    Can you install later with 'Control Panel / Hardware'.

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    Re: WinXP - it is possible the AHCI drivers can be installed

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    Re: WinXP - it is possible the AHCI drivers can be installed

    i just wanted to add my 2 cents to this thread.

    When i switched from IDE hdd's to SATA hdd's i simply copied the partitions from one disk to another and used them in IDE mode.
    After switching to the P5Q motherboard with its ICH10R chipset and eSATA port (on a bracket that you connect to one of the sata connectors) i thought about switching form IDE to AHCI. I think setting the controller to AHCI and AHCI driver support would be necessary to use eSATA hotplugging and of course it is just something i haven't tried before.

    I didn't want to go through the hazzle of a complete new installation (i think it would be good for my system, i just don't wanted to invest the time) and also a Repair installation was out of question for me (again, too time consuming).

    So i did some searching on the net and really found the simple solution i was looking for.

    1.) Download the latest Intel chipset driver/software for your chipset and extract it's contents.
    In my case this was iATA85CD.exe and i extracted its contents with "iATA85CD.exe -a" to c:\programs\Intel\Intel Matrix Storage Manger\winall\Driver.

    2.) Go to Device Manger/Hardware, select the Intel SATA/IDE Host controller (i had two Intel SATA controllers in the list, a 2port and a 4port version), choose update drivers/selcet driver manually/have disk, select the path you extracted the intel files into and select your chipset (in my case Intel ICH10R SATA AHCI controler).
    Windows XP warns you (driver not right, do not install) but choose install anyway.

    3.) Reboot the system and change to AHCI in BIOS before it really boots.

    XP booted from the drives in AHCI-mode without any problem and so i was able to install the Intel Matrix Storage software.

    My system boots faster now, but i think this is mostly related to the defragmentation of my c:\ the day before.

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