Re: How to enable AHCI/RAID mode without reinstalling windows (P35/ICH9/ICH9R)
Hello. I have a concern. I have presumed that this is my issue as well. I have the Intel motherboard D915PBL and ever since I installed the Windows Vista Ultimate on my Maxtor SATA II 7200 hard drive, I have been getting the BSOD with error stop 8086. I have been to Experts-Exchange with this issue and submitted several HijackThis files (after each 8086 BSOD incident, averaging one per night) to the experts to determine my issues. They have arrived to the fact that it is my iastor.sys file that seems to be causing the problems. I WISH, WISH, WISH, I could just get the latest Version 7.5 of the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Intel has and install it on Vista Ultimate and be done!!! It states it has the fix regarding this issue. However, I cannot and I am stuck! With this motherboard, I have the ICH6R Intel Storage Controller Hub (specifically, Intel 82801 FR I/O Controller Hub using the ACHI non-RAID controller). The last driver update Intel has released for this controller was version 7.0.0.1020 this past May. Therefore I am screwed trying to fix this problem with Windows Vista on this motherboard. Intel no longer supports this motherboard and considers it "mature". It is like I am caught in the middle and now Intel has let me go. To end this problem, I have downgraded back to Windows XP and so far had only one BSOD error right after I installed the OS. I used the F6 process with the old floppy drive Intel Application Accelerator during installation. I selected the driver ACHI from the options to install during the F6 process. Then after that BSOD 8086 (after XP was installed), I immediately installed version 7.0.0.1020 and things are now fine. It appears that this latest driver took care of Windows XP, but cannnot fix Vista. Any suggestions? I have read websites indicating that the 8086 error is somehow related to this Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Link Power Management (LPM) registry settings as Intel has published. Yes, they provide that fix in an update that I cannot install with my ICH6R. I am not a computer genius, but could someone please CLEARLY DETAIL THE STEPS with the registry tweak the Flying Nerd has shown at The Flying Nerd » Intel RAID problem under Windows Vista.The Flying Nerd » Intel RAID problem under Windows Vista[/url]. I feel I have to try alternatives now. Maybe by changing the registry in Windows Vista, I will be able to fix this 8086 error. Some people have had success with it. Maybe I can too. Please clearly detail in a comment the appropriate registry fix steps for me with Vista. Also, any suggestions are much appreciated too. PLEASE REPLY! THANK YOU!
Re: How to enable AHCI/RAID mode without reinstalling windows (P35/ICH9/ICH9R)
How about manually installing the latest driver through Device Manager (latest files ready extracted from the floppy install thingy here), or manually select these during the Vista install (you can use a USB stick if you wish)? Or if you can, set the SATA mode to 'IDE' rather than 'ACPI' in the BIOS?
The problem I think you've got is that for ICH6(R) the drivers are built into Vista, so updating them could prove difficult if Intel don't update them.
Re: How to enable AHCI/RAID mode without reinstalling windows (P35/ICH9/ICH9R)
Hi,
I had forgotten all about this issue when I built this new system.
I now remember having to choose RAID for an SATA drive on my A7N8X-E Deluxe (which also has a floppy drive!).
I don't mean to sound so stupid, (so please, no smart responses) :angst:
but can I just clarify this please?
I installed XP on an SATA drive with BIOS set to IDE.
Consequently the drive information is not under SCSI & RAID controllers in System Properties
as on my A7N8X. Instead I get drive info as if it's an IDE drive with UDMA etc. Is this what everyone sees?
After doing a headless chicken for hours, thinking I'd completely messed up the install, I was about to do a fresh XP install on what was a nicely running system, when I read this thread. Thanks!!!
I only have a single SATAII WD drive. If I follow these instructions from GLk*zaP, will the system then recognise the drive as an SATAII ? Also, will the rear E-SATA ports work and recognise an external drive ?
gLk*zaP said; "2. Now i am not sure which registry fix you are supposed to use for Raid mode and 32-bit XP.
Either the old ICH8R or the ICH9R. I have to rely on feedback from other users here."
Has anyone tried one of these fixes for ICH9R & WinXP, and did you get a file when you clicked his link, or a page of reg code like I did? I would also be grateful for feedback re: if it works.
(By the way, I'm sure I read on the Asus site that AHCI doesn't work with ICH9, can anyone confirm that?)
Cheers,:)
M