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updating the bios meant changing to ahci. now my gaming rig blue screens

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Accepted solution by Nadia Garcia — been there man on laptops with Intel VMD/RST, check teh PC makers support page. Some models expect RST mode for features like power…
  1. Gabe
    @daemonworks-2og

    im literally losing my mind here i was updating the BIOS, and the guide told me to switch the storage mode in teh BIOS from RAID to AHCI. i did it, saved, rebooted, and got this:

    INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE. I switched it back to RAID and Windows boots again, phew... but I still need AHCI for what Im doing.. 😤 is there a safe way to switch without reinstalling Windows? the current storage driver is Gigabyte SATA RAID Beta Driver, if that matters.

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  4. Joon H.
    @jhaddad

    yeahhh after switching, Device Manager should show Standard SATA AHCI Controller or Standard NVM Express Controller. the RST/RAID driver can stay installed; it just wont be used. u can remove it later via Apps or pnputil if you want. hope that helps :)

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  5. Nadia Garcia
    @nadia.garcia

    been there man Back up first. The safe-mode method works in most cases, but if u use real RAID volumes (multiple drives), swithcing to AHCI will break the array... only do this with single-drive setups. fingers crossed 🤞

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  6. Nadia Garcia
    @nadia.garcia
    in reply to @nadia.garcia Accepted solution

    been there man on laptops with Intel VMD/RST, check teh PC makers support page. Some models expect RST mode for features like power management, and switching may affect battery life or sleep. worked for me anyway 🤷

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  7. Priya Walsh
    @priya.walsh

    nah tbh id just reinstall cleanly in AHCI mode if its a fresh system... less hacky. just my 2 cents

    facepalm

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  8. Rafa
    @lambda_den

    any update on this?

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  9. Gabe
    @daemonworks-2og
    in reply to @nadia.garcia

    @nadia.garcia BIOS reset was the culprit. Set it back to RAID and left it there since I dont need AHCI after all.

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