Gigabyte GA-EP31-DS3L & ssd

[greshoff]

I have a Gigabyte GA-EP31-DS3L motherboard. I have looked at BIOS but cannot find a setting to switch to ACHI mode. No BIOS update available. I have installed a SSD, Crucial M4, which is running in IDE mode but haven't noticed a significant difference compared to the old hard drive. The CPU is a Core™2 Quad Processor Q9550, 4gb DDR2 memory. Wondering if there is anything I can do to get the SSD to work better.
Thanks

[Bonebreaker777]

I have a Gigabyte GA-EP31-DS3L motherboard. I have looked at BIOS but cannot find a setting to switch to ACHI mode. No BIOS update available. I have installed a SSD, Crucial M4, which is running in IDE mode but haven't noticed a significant difference compared to the old hard drive. The CPU is a Core™2 Quad Processor Q9550, 4gb DDR2 memory. Wondering if there is anything I can do to get the SSD to work better.
Thanks

All you have to do is to go to [Integrated Peripherals] > [On-Chip SATA Mode] > [Enhanced]. That should set the ports to operate in SATA mode and with a bit of luck, turn on AHCI (can always check if your HDD operates in AHCI in a diagnostic program).

[greshoff]

All you have to do is to go to [Integrated Peripherals] > [On-Chip SATA Mode] > [Enhanced]. That should set the ports to operate in SATA mode and with a bit f luck, turn on AHCI (can always check if your HDD operates in AHCI in a diagnostic program).

Enhanced isn't available as an option

[Bonebreaker777]

What. Why? Hmm. What options you have then available?

What about [Combined] and check the SSD stats in Windows?