Cannot re-enable AHCI after XP installation

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coolecho

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Hi,

I have a Dell Studio 1555 laptop. I installed XP SP3 fresh from scratch, and I had to set AHCI to IDE in the BIOS in order for the install to complete. I finished the XP install and installed Dell drivers for video, wireless & LAN. When I go into BIOS again and re-enable AHCI, Windows does not boot up. I get a few lines that flash on the screen that I can't read and it reboots. If I turn AHCI back to IDE it boots up normally. How can I get AHCI turned back on after having installed XP?

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The top of the device tree in device manager is your machine name. Right click on this and "add legacy hardware", "install the hardware that I manually select from a list", next, "have disk", browse to driver folder and install.
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coolecho

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Hi, I'm confused on the driver part of it as well as install as legacy. I've been swamped with other stuff in the meantime. I searched around on this subject and someone metioned going into Dev Mgr and look at controller type, which is "Intel ICH9M/M-E 2 port SATA controller" I will search around for this driver. Also when you say install as legacy i'm not sure what you mean.
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The top of the device tree in device manager is your machine name. Right click on this and "add legacy hardware", "install the hardware that I manually select from a list", next, "have disk", browse to driver folder and install.
 
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la67

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Download the F6 floppy preinstallation from the motherboard manufacturers web site. extract it.

Right clock my computer
Select manage
Open Device manager
Open IDE/ATA ATAPI Controllers
Right click the storage device you want to switch to AHCI mode
Select update driver, do not search and have disk.
Browse to your extracted drivers click the one you want (AHCI) and ok

For Z68 (and probably P67 now to) the new Intel drivers changed the name to
"Intel Desktop/Workstation/Server Express Chipset SATA AHCI controller"


Restart changing BIOS to AHCI mode and reboot. new device will be found. XP will install driver automatically and require another restart.
 
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