GA-X58A-UD7 (rev. 2.0) how to AHCI

[Vapperhiir]

Hi

This is how I did it. Changed from IDE to AHCI with Win7 allready installed.
I had no problems. And later I found out that I even did not have some ATA drivers installed or smthng. because Intels driver detecting utility automatically installed some of them after I used it when I had problem with some other driver

''On Microsoft offiacial help site there is  exactly sayd also how to do it and its same way as Dark Mantis said but with a one little tweak to all that process 
All that changeing in system registry can be done by Microsoft oficial tool Fix IT.
You just click on the FixIt button in the site and it will download and run a small oficial file that will do that MSahci Valua data change for you.
So all you have to do is let the program do its thing, change Sata Controller Mode to AHCI nad install drivers.
Here is the link to that FixIt thingi: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922976
I'm running Win7 64bit. Z68X-UD3-B3 mobo.
I let the FixIt do the job, went straight in to the TouchBios (lovely thing) and changed Sata controller to AHCI and made restart.
After restart Win. automatically installed AHCI drivers and rebooted again. And it was done!
Simple as that.''

[failure13]

I'ts pity to hear that...I haven't seen any good motherboard yet with ability too boot SATA 3, but with not Marvell controller
Feel that we're all beta testers.

Vapperhiir
Wow, that worked?
Nice...But still, it's better to make perfect clean install i guess, since i have messed with all this marvell installations etc...

eehh


going to reinstall Windows in AHCI mode now!
Wish me luck guys!))
thanks fro help

[Aussie Allan]

  Good luck....may the PC God smile upon you

  Aussie Allan

[failure13]

I have use 4 harddrives on Intel SB AHCI mode and BD-ROM in Marvell as you said, so all 3 controllers have been installed in AHCI
Well, everything went perfect, except one thing, i still get this:

Don't know why ))

Now i switch Marvell to IDE and GA's off.
It seem that all harddrives are detected and work good without any trouble.

But, do i need to do something about this Marvell ! ?
On gigabyte's page there are:
Marvell RAID Utility (SATA3) (Please install Marvell Console Driver before install Marvell RAID Utility)
Marvell RAID Preinstall Driver (SATA3) for AHCI Mode
Marvell Console Driver (SATA3)

Which one i need to install?

P.S. This additional detection boot-screen of AHCI is pretty annoying...Don't get why not to use main post for this. But fast anyway.

What is SATA port 0-3 native / legacy mode stands for, which one is better to use?

Thanks for your help!!

[Aussie Allan]

  Starting from backwards......with thanks to Peter for this next paragraph!.........Legacy IDE mode means just that - the SATA port presents itself like a legacy ISA bus IDE port, I/O at 1F0h, IRQ14 (170h, IRQ15 for secondary), and the OS can run it just like any legacy HDD controller has been working ever since 1984. You cannot have more than two such controllers. The main point is that this mode runs on generic drivers, even on drivers from 20 years ago.

"Native" mode means PCI style, with plug-and-play assigned resources and a shareable PCI interrupt. You can have as many of those as you please, and only this mode lets you have non-legacy features like command queuing, hot-plugged drives, etc......."GO NATIVE"

  Now with the Marvell.....if you have to go digging through 3 or 4 layers to get to this screen .....is it a big problem......or a niggle

  Oh well ... lets have a crack at it anyway..........have you tried to just un- install it and let windows do it thing to reinstall?

  If you get the "windows is unable to bla,bla,bla........what I do when feeling lazy is down load and unpack all the drivers to a folder on the desk top.....click on the update drivers tab...... choose the (lower option) manual install of drivers and point it to the folder on the desk top.

  From memory you may have to install the Marvell console driver.........and Raid utility to get rid of the ATA Device error.......if you hate the desktop icon ....you can alway drop it off the desk.

  Aussie Allan

[Vapperhiir]

Sorry for OT but its quite unexpected to see that You failure13 are writing from Belgium but Your OS is in Russian

[Aussie Allan]

Sorry for OT but its quite unexpected to see that You failure13 are writing from Belgium but Your OS is in Russian

Vapperhiir

 ....................... And your point is !....?....?.....

......Sometimes the most obvious things are best left alone............

..............When you see a Bloody big dog with Huge nuts.....

........................you don't yank em!...................

  Aussie Allan

[Vapperhiir]

I was just wondering that it is surprising in a good way to see something familiar in UK forum.  Nothing other then good recognizing of something.

[Aussie Allan]

  Im an Australian living in the UK.........go figure!

  Aussie Allan

[failure13]

Aussie Allan
Good explanation, thanks a lot!
Also problem with Marvell is gone when i installed everything as you said of course, just wondering if i need to install those drivers at all, since it working as it is

....................... And your point is !....?....?.....

......Sometimes the most obvious things are best left alone............

..............When you see a Bloody big dog with Huge nuts.....

........................you don't yank em!................... Wink

WUAAHAHAHAH!!!!!! ))))))))))))))))) That's a damn good statment, lol

Vapperhiir
Yep, i'm full of focuses
You never know that i'm russian languaged, traveling around the World and playing most extreme electronic music on planet in gimp mask...
Wasting half of his life on reinstallations / overclocking, upgrades etc.

And this is surely bloody truth)


Anyway, big thanks for everyone that have helped me on that!
Speed of harddrive noticeable faster!
I'm really happy on that

[Dark Mantis]

Cool, and everybody is welcome here from all over the globe. We have members from just about every country that you could name. The only people not welcome are spammers and it doesn't matter where they come from!

[Aussie Allan]

Aussie Allan
Good explanation, thanks a lot!
Also problem with Marvell is gone when i installed everything as you said of course, just wondering if i need to install those drivers at all, since it working as it is

....................... And your point is !....?....?.....

......Sometimes the most obvious things are best left alone............

..............When you see a Bloody big dog with Huge nuts.....

........................you don't yank em!................... Wink

WUAAHAHAHAH!!!!!! ))))))))))))))))) That's a damn good statment, lol

Vapperhiir
Yep, i'm full of focuses
You never know that i'm russian languaged, traveling around the World and playing most extreme electronic music on planet in gimp mask...
Wasting half of his life on reinstallations / overclocking, upgrades etc.

And this is surely bloody truth)


Anyway, big thanks for everyone that have helped me on that!
Speed of harddrive noticeable faster!
I'm really happy on that

  Just enjoy your system and music for a while...........you'll probably forget about the one glitch after a while.......if not tackle it down the road if it's still getting under your skin..........Going to take my Bloody big dog for a walk now

  Aussie Allan

[failure13]

Just one quick question...If i use remove-device panel daemon only for USB, and never remove hard-drives on fly, can i somehow make this sign show only when some usb / mobile device inserted?
Just like things clean..

[Aussie Allan]

  failure13 .......you gotta change that name........what about Stoli7

 Possibly...... the only person I know with your exact setup is you.....would you mind testing this theory for a good friend of mine

  Yes it is possible.........you'll have to just suck it and see this time buddy!.........Somebody else might step up to the plate with a definitive answer

  Aussie Allan

[Dark Mantis]

Hi

I think this is what you are talking about when a non removeable device shows up as a removeable one in the system tray ? If so this is how to fix it.

Right Click the command prompt and select 'Run as Administrator';

Copy and paste the following command into the command prompt:
reg.exe add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\msahci\Controller(n)\Channel(N)" /f /v TreatAsInternalPort /t REG_DWORD /d 0x00000001

Change (n) for the contoller number – 0 on my machine ie. 'Controller0' and change Channel (N) for the SATA port number – 1 – 5 on my machine ie. Channel1, Channel2, channel3....etc

You can check which controller number and port(s) by using regedit to check the registry keys. The keys can also be be added while your there.


reg.exe add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\msahci\Controller0\Channel1" /f /v TreatAsInternalPort /t REG_DWORD /d 0x00000001