Hi everyone,
I have a relatively old computer, but I wanted to make a little upgrade installing a 2.5'' SATA SSD. These are the specs:
-Motherboard GIGABYTE H61M-D2P-B3 (AWARD BIOS, version F3)
-CPU Intel i3 2100
-8GB RAM 1333mHz
-Graphics AMD Radeon HD 6670 1GB
-HDD Caviar Blue 512GB
-(New) Kingston A400 SSD 480GB
-Sentey Generic PSU 600W
I installed the SSD at the SATA 0 port. Then, I entered the BIOS and saw that the SATA Ports were on IDE mode. So, for me to be able to set it in AHCI mode, I had to modify some registry entries in the Windows on the HDD, because I still had to use the old Windows 10 for making backups, etc.
After this, I made a clean installation of Windows 10 in the SSD using a bootable USB. I had no problems with this.
After this, I noticed some strange behaviors. Sometimes, the POST image of the BIOS freezes. Then, nothing happens. I have to force reboot (Ctrl+Alt+Del), and then the boot secuence goes on normally. The boot priority is set like this: 1º SSD 2º HDD. At this point I didn't format the HDD, so I thought this had something to do with it. After backing all up, I formated the HDD. But, the problem of the POST imagen freezing still happens.
I disabled the POST image from the BIOS to look at what is going on. I noticed that when the POST freezes, the scan leaves the SATA 0 as it was EMPTY, literally, like this: "SATA 0: ". The other SATA Ports appear like this: "SATA X: [None]".
On the other hand, when the boot secuency goes on normally, every SATA Port appear like "SATA X: [None]".
Another noticeable thing, is that the BIOS shows every SATA Port like [None] device is connected. I tried to clear the CMOS connecting the jumper pins. The first time I enter the BIOS after clearing it, the SATA Ports show me the devices connected (HDD, SSD, CD-ROM). But then, I have to set SATA in AHCI Mode, and the next time I enter the BIOS, SATA Ports are again like [None] device is connected. I will add some images of this.
So... Forgive me if my story isn't very clear, I'm not a native english speaker hahaha.
As you can see, this isn't really a serious issue. By most, it is annoying. But I would like to give it a solution, because I don't know if this can lead to more serious issues in the future. I think this can have something to do with the BIOS version (it may need an update?), but I don't want to mess up with it if it's not strictly necessary.
Any help will be welcome... Thank you very much for the space you gave me to post my problem.
Regards.