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Latitude D630 Windows XP Installation
Has anyone figured out how to install Windows XP on a D630 in AHCI mode rather than SATA mode? The 1st time it prompts for the driver (F6 method) it detects the Hard Drive ok, but then just a few minutes after formatting the hard drive setup prompts for the "Intel Matrix Storage manager driver" again... only this time the laptop refuses to recognize the floppy drive (connected via USB cable). I even tried hot swapping the DVD-ROM with the Floppy in the options bay as a last resort.
Does anyone know how to get this to work. I have heard people say just install Windows in SATA mode and then switch to AHCI mode, but I would like to know if I am missing something.
Thanks,
ZENWORKS911
toiletvictoriou
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September 6th, 2007 00:00
mombodog
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September 6th, 2007 00:00
Message Edited by mombodog on 09-05-2007 08:20 PM
toiletvictoriou
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September 6th, 2007 01:00
mombodog
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September 6th, 2007 01:00
Message Edited by mombodog on 09-05-2007 09:42 PM
Jamgoa
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January 20th, 2022 15:00
Since the link above (IBM) is not working, try this method which helped me and many others:
https://support.thinkcritical.com/kb/articles/switch-windows-10-from-raid-ide-to-ahci
There is in fact a way to switch operation from either IDE / RAID to AHCI within Windows 10 without having to reinstall. Here are the steps:
For me & Dell Latitude D630, I also ran these commands:
bcdedit /set safeboot minimal
(then I rebooted and switched to AHCI)
bcdedit /deletevalue safeboot
THANK YOU for writing such clear and accurate instructions!
Result: Boot time is about -30% (and I guess all other) in AHCI mode for WD3200BEKT 7200rpm
Peace...