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AHCI vs RAID vs RST: which mode does ASRock N68-GS3 FX Bios expect?

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  1. Lars R.
    @proxyhound

    not gonna lie this is driving me nuts i was adding a second SSD, and the guide told me to switch the storage mode in the 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 I'm doing. Is there a safe way to switch without reinstalling Windows? The current storage driver is ASRock N68-GS3 FX Bios, if that matters.

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  2. Yara Larsen
    @yaral794

    oh ive been there lol if you end up in a loop, switch the BIOS back to the original mode. Windows boots again and you can retry carefully. Nothing is lost by flipping it back.

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  3. Malik G.
    @malik_cron

    hmmm make a backup before u touch the firmware, learned that the hard way

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  5. Noah F.
    @noah.ferreira

    been there man make a backup before u touch teh DNS, learned that the hard way worked for me anyway 🤷

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  6. Ada
    @ada_ember

    @regex_hound what did u end up doing in the end... told my boss it would take 10 minutes... its been 3 hours ?

    my pc fans sound like a jet taking off but sure

    thinking

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  7. Zoe Nolan
    @zoe.nolan

    hmmm dumb question but how do i even check teh update ?

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  8. Farah Nakamura
    @farah_cobalt

    honestly just reset the antivirus and save yourself the pain

    it works on my machine™

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  9. Arjun Brandt
    @socketlab
    in reply to @farah_cobalt

    yeahhh windows only loads the storage driver needed for the current mode at boot.. :/ switch modes and it cant find its boot disk... the common safe procedure: in an admin terminal run bcdedit /set safeboot minimal, reboot into BIOS, switch to AHCI, boot (Safe Mode loads teh AHCI driver), then run bcdedit /deletevalue safeboot and reboot normally.

    thumbsup

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  10. Bo
    @bo_uplink

    ahh classic Back up first. The safe-mode method works in most cases, but if you use real RAID volumes (multiple drives), switching to AHCI will break the array. only do this with single-drive setups.

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  12. Chen Costa
    @regex_hound

    hmmm make a backup before u touch the BIOS, learned that teh hard way

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  13. Arjun Brandt
    @socketlab

    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 u want. lmk how it goes

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  14. Ada
    @ada_ember

    for a sinlge SSD, AHCI vs RAID mode makes little practical speed difference... switch only if you have a reason (like Linux compatibliity).

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  15. Soren I.
    @subnet_rider

    oh ive been there lol following, having teh same problem. have u checked your vista, settings? mine were reset after an update

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  16. Lars R.
    @proxyhound
    in reply to @ada_ember

    @ada_ember omggg the safeboot trick worked perfectly :) switched to AHCI, booted Safe Mode, removed teh flag, and Windows is happy. owe u a beer 🍺

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