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Palci

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Hello guys, I need some help with SSD settings.
Currently I am using a Samsung 840 EVO 250GB SSD, there is Windows 8.1 installed on it and some games. Before I installed Windows, in the BIOS I set the Sata devices to run in RAID mode. But after I have installed the Samsung Magician I saw the AHCI mode is the preferred setup for the SSD. I have tried to change the settings in BIOS to AHCI, but Windows won't load, I only get a blue screen. I have read that I should perform a clean install after I set the AHCI mode, which I would not really want.
So basically my question is, is there any way for me to be able to use AHCI mode without a new Windows install, or is it gonna hurt my SSD in any way if I use RAID?

P.S.: My motherboard is ASUS H87M-PRO
 
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Dereck47
AHCI mode is a subset of RAID mode. Any SSDs, HDDs, or CD/DVD drives connected to a SATA port in RAID mode will automatically default to AHCI mode if it is not part of an actual RAID array. So your SSD if fine.

The only issue you might have is with the Samsung Magician software. With your SATA ports in RAID mode the software won't recognize that your SSD is in AHCI mode, so some of the options (like upgrading the firmware) will be greyed out. You still should be able to enable RAPID mode though.
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AHCI mode is a subset of RAID mode. Any SSDs, HDDs, or CD/DVD drives connected to a SATA port in RAID mode will automatically default to AHCI mode if it is not part of an actual RAID array. So your SSD if fine.

The only issue you might have is with the Samsung Magician software. With your SATA ports in RAID mode the software won't recognize that your SSD is in AHCI mode, so some of the options (like upgrading the firmware) will be greyed out. You still should be able to enable RAPID mode though.
 
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Palci, what Dereck said is one hundred percent correct. I'd just thought I'd let you know that the reason you are getting BSODs when loading in AHCI mode and not RAID is that Windows is loading the storage controller driver for your storage controller in RAID. When you switch it to AHCI it tries to load the RAID driver, fails, then BSODs because of it. Fortunately, there is no harm in running the SSD in RAID mode even if it isn't part of a RAID array.
 
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Thank you all for the answers, I really appreciate it. I think I'm gonna stick with these settings then.
@Dereck It allows to do firmware updates as well.
 
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