I didn't use msconfig. I followed the instructions on the website. You don't change the SATA Operation to AHCI until half way through the instructions. It worked for me on my Dell XPS 8910. The reason I needed to do this was that the Dell comes with SATA Operation set to RAID, I cloned the Windows 10 hard drive to a SSD so the SSD was also RAID, so I ran the procedure to change the SSD to AHCI. My SSD is a Samsung 850 EVO and when I ran Samsung Magician the software complained SATA Operation was not AHCI. After running the procedure, no more complaints from Samsung Magician.
If the procedure does not work for you, the only other alternative is to re-install Windows after setting SATA Operation to AHCI.
Do you have only the boot drive disk in the computer and all other hard drive disconnected?
Im not using any RAID arrays at all (I have one drive only)
and want to go to BIOS , no raid, (the intel raid is not supporting W10 at all on old PCs like this... )
well all you can do is try, and see what it does , backed up first.
W10-64bit right., ?
the intel web site or RST , tells you that support ended for old chip sets. clearly there.
Intel X58 (circa 2007 , 13 years old)
Chipset: NO GO. that is old gen 5 chip sets. do not use intels old drivers here.
there is no driver
if that fails, reload w10 fresh or even try the magical w10 inline UPGRADE w10 top W10 mode as covered fully at microsoft.com This feature is one of best things of all in W10 as is fails 3 times boot it self recovers.
First, what Raid configuration do you have, RAID 0 or RAID 1? If it is RAID 0, data is split between both disks and if it is RAID 1, data is fully stored on both disks. With either configuration, you have to stop the RAID.
If you have RAID 0, you will have to disconnect one of the disks then re-install Windows after changing the SATA Operation to AHCI. This is because neither disk has Windows fully installed on it, Windows is split between both disks. Imaging the disk will not help.
If you have RAID 1, you will have to disconnect one of the disks and run the procedure to switch from RAID to AHCI. I would check to see if your PC will boot from the remaining disk before running the procedure to switch from RAID to AHCI. While the disks are mirrored in RAID 1, I am not sure the boot partitions are also mirrored.
With either configuration, to use the disconnected disk you will have to re-initialize it, not just format it.
So, it's Raid 1 and I have already disconnected one of the disks and I can boot to W10 from the remaining disk. The problem is that when I change to AHCI it won't boot (even before I add back in the other disk). I just get some funny characters and it hangs.
I'm wondering whether the XPS9100 will even do AHCI with W10.
OK, you can boot a single disk to W10 with SATA Operation in RAID mode. Did you run the procedure I linked to? Note that in the procedure you don't change SATA Operation to AHCI until about half way through the procedure. In other words, the procedure starts out with SATA Operation in RAiD.
Yeah, I tried it once before, but I'll try it again. Maybe I messed something up. Probalby will try it this weekend. I'll let you guys know. Thanks for all the help.
Click the Start Button and type cmd Right-click the result and select Run as administrator Type this command and press ENTER:
bcdedit /set {current} safeboot minimal (ALT: bcdedit /set safeboot minimal) Restart the computer and enter BIOS Setup Change the SATA Operation mode to AHCI from either IDE ATA or RAID IRRT AHCI Save changes and exit Setup and Windows will automatically boot to Safe Mode. Right-click the Windows Start Menu once more. Choose Command Prompt (Admin). Type this command and press ENTER: bcdedit /deletevalue {current} safeboot (ALT: bcdedit /deletevalue safeboot) Reboot once more and Windows will automatically start with AHCI drivers enabled.
stop using the old real RAID?, with real 2 disk drive array ? or just dont like the RAID mode turned on.
which is it ? (guessing no raid before and after (intel RST raid defeated is it)
So, now I have one disk working because, but I cannot change the disk access to AHCI from Raid.
Well that is windows mode limit, a major change that is. and not allowed like you tried.
My guess no raid array before nor now after w10 loaded.
if yes, here is the answer:
When I try to set this in the BIOS, the system won't boot. (of course not, google how to change, AHCI mode in widnows 10) (there is one w7 hack of the registry that works too, google it, but I do not hack w10, and never need to today.)
I just get like 10 unreadable characters on the screen.(normal) did you boot it 3 times see if w10 magic fail boot 3 time recovery can fix this, learn this on W10, boot 3 times if the PC will not boot,
Is this possible to do? NO AHCI is never IMPOSSIBLE.!! google it, see? x58 will do it.
now what matters most , here and now 2020
this PC is old 10 years old today. and Intel dropped THIS RAID chip support for w10, OK!
but NON RAID support does work AHCI.
Intel did that and ALL PCs suffer not just you nor just Dells. (this old)
so if you had learned that first, doing upgrades will fail. for sure.
I can only guess your W7 is DELL W7 OEM and not MS W7 retail and if yes retail the upgrade is free.
so forgetting house of little horrors. we move to fresh w10 load and the $5 MVP Ebay W10 PRO license buy.
now you get W10 from MS free page. 30 free license.
then you make the USB stick from MS< IOS to STICK builder, version v1909
then ins BIOS do this. (power on + hammer F2 and bingo BIOS)
F2, set SATA (off, IDE, ACHI or RAID) DO NOT PICK RAID< or it will fail , zero raid chip support. now.
Pick AHCI and install the OS, that is all there is to this just these 3 steps.
the correct w10 driver is the intel NON RAID driver, windows v1909 does this automatically if F2 is set to AHCI, and be internet connected , ethernet easy, and installs are why more easy.
x58 chip set it is.
w10 only goes back to series 6 not 5.
sorry.
that means turn off that RAID bit on the X58 chip forever.
When you plug in the other disk you need to make sure you are still booting from the convert disk. Next, you need to re-initialize the other disk by deleting all the partitions/volumes on the disk, then create the partitions you need and format them. You can do that using Disk Management or with the DiskPart command.
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Yes, this is possible but I believe you need to start the procedure with SATA Operation set to RAID. Here is the procedure: http://triplescomputers.com/blog/uncategorized/solution-switch-windows-10-from-raidide-to-ahci-operation/
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I tried this, but it didn't seem to work. Well, I tried it by using msconfig to set to safe mode. Are you sure that the Dell computers can do this?
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I didn't use msconfig. I followed the instructions on the website. You don't change the SATA Operation to AHCI until half way through the instructions. It worked for me on my Dell XPS 8910. The reason I needed to do this was that the Dell comes with SATA Operation set to RAID, I cloned the Windows 10 hard drive to a SSD so the SSD was also RAID, so I ran the procedure to change the SSD to AHCI. My SSD is a Samsung 850 EVO and when I ran Samsung Magician the software complained SATA Operation was not AHCI. After running the procedure, no more complaints from Samsung Magician.
If the procedure does not work for you, the only other alternative is to re-install Windows after setting SATA Operation to AHCI.
Do you have only the boot drive disk in the computer and all other hard drive disconnected?
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you meant
Im not using any RAID arrays at all (I have one drive only)
and want to go to BIOS , no raid, (the intel raid is not supporting W10 at all on old PCs like this... )
well all you can do is try, and see what it does , backed up first.
W10-64bit right., ?
the intel web site or RST , tells you that support ended for old chip sets. clearly there.
Intel X58 (circa 2007 , 13 years old)
if that fails, reload w10 fresh or even try the magical w10 inline UPGRADE w10 top W10 mode as covered fully at microsoft.com This feature is one of best things of all in W10 as is fails 3 times boot it self recovers.
W10 is BOSS!
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I actually have two drives, but I can't plug the other one in or W10 will try to Raid them because my bios setting is still Raid.
I want to change to AHCI.
So, maybe I use Reflect to make an image, change the bios, boot from the reflect disk and reimage the hard drive. Is that what you're saying?
Thanks.
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First, what Raid configuration do you have, RAID 0 or RAID 1? If it is RAID 0, data is split between both disks and if it is RAID 1, data is fully stored on both disks. With either configuration, you have to stop the RAID.
If you have RAID 0, you will have to disconnect one of the disks then re-install Windows after changing the SATA Operation to AHCI. This is because neither disk has Windows fully installed on it, Windows is split between both disks. Imaging the disk will not help.
If you have RAID 1, you will have to disconnect one of the disks and run the procedure to switch from RAID to AHCI. I would check to see if your PC will boot from the remaining disk before running the procedure to switch from RAID to AHCI. While the disks are mirrored in RAID 1, I am not sure the boot partitions are also mirrored.
With either configuration, to use the disconnected disk you will have to re-initialize it, not just format it.
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So, it's Raid 1 and I have already disconnected one of the disks and I can boot to W10 from the remaining disk. The problem is that when I change to AHCI it won't boot (even before I add back in the other disk). I just get some funny characters and it hangs.
I'm wondering whether the XPS9100 will even do AHCI with W10.
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OK, you can boot a single disk to W10 with SATA Operation in RAID mode. Did you run the procedure I linked to? Note that in the procedure you don't change SATA Operation to AHCI until about half way through the procedure. In other words, the procedure starts out with SATA Operation in RAiD.
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Yeah, I tried it once before, but I'll try it again. Maybe I messed something up. Probalby will try it this weekend. I'll let you guys know. Thanks for all the help.
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switch operation from either IDE / RAID to AHCI
Click the Start Button and type cmd
Right-click the result and select Run as administrator
Type this command and press ENTER:
bcdedit /set {current} safeboot minimal (ALT: bcdedit /set safeboot minimal)
Restart the computer and enter BIOS Setup
Change the SATA Operation mode to AHCI from either IDE ATA or RAID IRRT AHCI
Save changes and exit Setup and Windows will automatically boot to Safe Mode.
Right-click the Windows Start Menu once more. Choose Command Prompt (Admin).
Type this command and press ENTER: bcdedit /deletevalue {current} safeboot (ALT: bcdedit /deletevalue safeboot)
Reboot once more and Windows will automatically start with AHCI drivers enabled.
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The procedure should work, it worked for me. Here is another link: https://support.thinkcritical.com/kb/articles/switch-windows-10-from-raid-ide-to-ahci
I think this procedure is the same.
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did you have an RAID array before in w7???????????
do you plan one in the future with w10?????????????
I will answer for , no raid array before, or after. ( google what RAID ARRAY means)
So, I upgraded to Windows 10 on my 10 year old Studio XPS 9100 and I wanted to stop the Raid.
OR use HDD, spanned drive. make 2x 1TB drive seem like 2TB.
stop using the old real RAID?, with real 2 disk drive array ? or just dont like the RAID mode turned on.
which is it ? (guessing no raid before and after (intel RST raid defeated is it)
So, now I have one disk working because, but I cannot change the disk access to AHCI from Raid.
Well that is windows mode limit, a major change that is. and not allowed like you tried.
My guess no raid array before nor now after w10 loaded.if yes, here is the answer:
When I try to set this in the BIOS, the system won't boot. (of course not, google how to change, AHCI mode in widnows 10) (there is one w7 hack of the registry that works too, google it, but I do not hack w10, and never need to today.)
I just get like 10 unreadable characters on the screen.(normal) did you boot it 3 times see if w10 magic fail boot 3 time recovery can fix this, learn this on W10, boot 3 times if the PC will not boot,
Is this possible to do? NO AHCI is never IMPOSSIBLE.!! google it, see? x58 will do it.
now what matters most , here and now 2020
this PC is old 10 years old today. and Intel dropped THIS RAID chip support for w10, OK!
but NON RAID support does work AHCI.
Intel did that and ALL PCs suffer not just you nor just Dells. (this old)
so if you had learned that first, doing upgrades will fail. for sure.
I can only guess your W7 is DELL W7 OEM and not MS W7 retail and if yes retail the upgrade is free.
so forgetting house of little horrors. we move to fresh w10 load and the $5 MVP Ebay W10 PRO license buy.
now you get W10 from MS free page. 30 free license.
then you make the USB stick from MS< IOS to STICK builder, version v1909
then install w10 , story over.
if wanting SW raid last do this.the 9 steps.
the correct w10 driver is the intel NON RAID driver, windows v1909 does this automatically if F2 is set to AHCI, and be internet connected , ethernet easy, and installs are why more easy.
x58 chip set it is.
w10 only goes back to series 6 not 5.
sorry.
that means turn off that RAID bit on the X58 chip forever.
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Use USB dock to mount the new drive and format it.
Then image the system to the usb drive.
Then break the raid and erase the internal drive with external removed.
Set sata Operation to AHCI not Raid.
Boot windows media and format and install on one drive at a time.
Then you can add them back and restore the image.
https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-External-Duplicator-Function-EC-HD2B/dp/B0759567JT/
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7 Thorium - This Worked! I'm not sure what I did wrong last time other than I used msconfig instead of the command line option.
So, now I guess I just need to plug in my other drive. Is there anything else that I need to do???
Thanks to everyone who has helped!
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When you plug in the other disk you need to make sure you are still booting from the convert disk. Next, you need to re-initialize the other disk by deleting all the partitions/volumes on the disk, then create the partitions you need and format them. You can do that using Disk Management or with the DiskPart command.