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November 3rd, 2010 11:00

SATA / IDE Paradox

Model:Studio 1558

ODD don`t eject prior to winlogon when enabled ATA !!!!

Windows 7 H P installed on ata can`t start nor repair when running on SATA !!!!

Just why??????

SB tell me what to dell?

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November 8th, 2010 11:00

Family is always better than freinds. This is the final and initial solution:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922976?sd=dell

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November 3rd, 2010 12:00

Hi Slsq,

Do I understand you to say that you are unable to boot after changing the drive mode to AHCI? Did you install the RAID drivers?

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November 4th, 2010 06:00

Hi,

windows Version:Dell edition 7 hp x64.

I do not have any idea how to find any sort of drivers for my sata. I am sure they where not on support dvd and i remember installing Win with sata=ata. Now on ACHI windows repair does not detect the mater and all I get is a series of restarts(on repair the ' can`t solve' message and on normal boot the blue death) unless I forget all about ACHI and switch back to ATA. And that is not just my trouble, a freind with a system of the same series has the same trouble(1557,1558).

Appreciations for your notice,

FM.

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November 5th, 2010 12:00

If you installed Windows in ATA mode and want to switch to AHCI, this procedure should work.

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November 6th, 2010 15:00

That proc just belongs to xp (I have already pressed lots of  'F' keys installing xp). By the way I spent two hours on win7 ,  a lot of pain with no gain.

thank you.

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November 7th, 2010 03:00

Perhaps the path forward is to reinstall using the correct controller mode.

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November 7th, 2010 09:00

First solution is generally considered not to be optimum. I hoped there was a softer,lighter more rational alternative.

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