 Re: How to enable AHCI/RAID mode without reinstalling windows (P35/ICH9/ICH9R)
Has anybody tried to install necessary driver using the Vista Startup Repair? (I haven't, I just want to figure out if it works.) Something like this:
0) Backup the system disk.
1) Copy Intel driver to a diskette.
2) Restart the system, enter BIOS and set AHCI or RAID controller mode.
3) Insert the Vista DVD, boot from it, on the second screen instead of "Install now" select "Repair your computer".
4) I suppose that the Vista operating system will not be listed (because there are no drivers by default), so click "Load drivers" and load them from the diskette.
5) ... etc...
Will it work?
UPDATE:
I tried it, and it doesn't work. I set AHCI mode, then I tried to repair the system. The repair procedure recognized Vista, and it loaded Intel RAID driver, but it was not able to complete repair and it didn't add the driver to the system.
It didn't work also when I tried to set RAID mode, to load AHCI driver, etc.
A pity.
Last edited by AlexeyB; 12-03-2009 at 08:20 AM..
|