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Title: GA-M750-SLI DS4 - purple ports bootable?
Post by: pacman on May 30, 2010, 01:46:31 pm

The above board has 6 SATA ports

Bank of 4 Orange
Bank of 2 Purple

Can the purple ports be used for bootable devices i.e HDD DVD etc?  (I think these are for RAID only, correct me if I'm wrong?)

I have 6 SATA devices I need to control.  New motherboard required?

Title: Re: GA-M750-SLI DS4 - purple ports bootable?
Post by: absic on May 31, 2010, 12:49:41 pm

Hi,

checking through the manual for your Mobo, it states that:

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Due to a chipset limitation, the SATA2_4/SATA2_5 connectors (the purple ones) only support AHCI/RAID mode

If you enable AHCI when you install the OS, rather than IDE, then you should be able to use the 2 purple ports for bootable devices.

Hope this helps

Title: Re: GA-M750-SLI DS4 - purple ports bootable?
Post by: pacman on May 31, 2010, 05:40:50 pm

Quote from: absic115 on May 31, 2010, 12:49:41 pm

Hi,

checking through the manual for your Mobo, it states that:

Quote

Due to a chipset limitation, the SATA2_4/SATA2_5 connectors (the purple ones) only support AHCI/RAID mode

If you enable AHCI when you install the OS, rather than IDE, then you should be able to use the 2 purple ports for bootable devices.

Hope this helps

Give that man a cigar.

Brilliant, works.  Didn't know what AHCI was but Googled it and found the below guide:

http://www.ithinkdiff.com/how-to-enable-ahci-in-windows-7-rc-after-installation/

It works without having to reinstall windows 7.


Thanks.

Title: Re: GA-M750-SLI DS4 - purple ports bootable?
Post by: absic on May 31, 2010, 05:41:44 pm

You're welcome!