How do I enable AHCI in ASUS BIOS?
In UEFI or BIOS, find SATA settings to select the mode for memory devices. Switch them to AHCI, save settings and restart the computer. After the restart, Windows will start installation of SATA drivers, and when it is over, it will ask you for another restart. Do it, and AHCI mode in Windows will be enabled.
What does AHCI mean in BIOS?
Advanced Host Controller Interface
Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) mode enables the use of advanced features on SATA drives, such as hot swapping and Native Command Queuing (NCQ). AHCI also allows a hard drive to operate at higher speeds than in IDE mode.
Where do I find AHCI mode in BIOS?
It can be checked in several ways: If there is a device containing “AHCI” in its name as in our case, it means that AHCI mode is used in this computer. Go to BIOS or UEFI. Find an item with the name «Storage options», «SATA Mode», «SATA Emulation» or anything similar.
Is it possible to update win10 to AHCI mode?
If you get “WINDOWS BOOT MANAGER” as a boot option without the name of your SSD trailing it, update to 1607 will BSOD with 0xc0000225 or 0xC1900101 – 0x20017 in Windows Setup. If you copy Win10 to NVME SSD and change to AHCI Mode Win10 will boot and work, but it won’t be able to install major update like 1607 or do system reset.
How to enable AHCI mode for SATA emulation?
Find an item with the name «Storage options», «SATA Mode», «SATA Emulation» or anything similar. If the value of such item is «AHCI» then AHCi mode is already enabled. If the value says «IDE», don’t hurry to change it into «AHCI».
What happens when I switch from raid to AHCI?
Unfortunately normal Windows boot, when you switch RAID <-> AHCI (or vice versa) from BIOS still tries to use the last installed drivers (e.g. AHCI, but you’re booting in RAID mode now…). Only safe mode has this useful ability to “understand” what kind of disk driver is currently required.