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Old 24-03-2008, 01:37 PM   #41 (permalink)
heijnders
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Re: How to enable AHCI/RAID mode without reinstalling windows (P35/ICH9/ICH9R)

This is what I did: for Vista 64

- Intel Storage Manager Software (Version 7.5.0.1017 iata75_cd.exe)
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- Registry fix for ICH9(R):
changed this to: ICH9R-RAID.reg

Follow this step by step:

1. Go to Start, Run, iata75_cd.exe -a -a
This will appear to run as normal setup, but will actually just extract the needed files to \Program Files\Intel\Intel Matrix Storage Manager\Driver64
Copy the iaStor.sys from there to \Windows\System32\Drivers\
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2. Double-click the downloaded ICH9R-RAID.reg file. A safety question should pop up, answer yes.

3. Now reboot your system. Go directly into the BIOS menu, change SATA controller mode from IDE to RAID. Exit & save changes. check

- systems reboots
- windows boots, but after a few seconds blue screen, error 0x0000007B




When I change SATA conroller back to IDE windows works normal, but no RAID ...

EDIT
I solved the problem STOP 0x0000007B INACCESSABLE_BOOT_DEVICE

This problem is caused when the AHCI-driver (Msahci.sys) or RAID-drive (Iastor.sys) in Windwos 64 is disabled. You have to enable this driver before you change the SATA-modus.

Solution
1. Close all Windows applications
2. Click on Start, type regedit in the textfield and press Enger
3. Click on the registersubkey(s):
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Msahci
or
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Iastor
4. Click in the right pane with the right mouse on Start en klik Change ..
6. Change Value from 4 (?) to 0 and click OK
7. Close register editor

After I change this, Vista was able to boot with no errors and I could use RAID
The Mtarix storage manager was now also able to install.

Last edited by heijnders; 26-03-2008 at 06:25 PM..
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