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Following A Performance Guide Meant Changing To AHCI. Now My Laptop Blue Screens

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Accepted solution by Ava L. — for a single SSD, AHCI vs RAID mode makes little practical speed difference, switch only if you have a reason (like Linux compatibility).…
  1. Alba Kowalski
    @late_otter

    guys pls help i was following a perfromance guide, and the guide told me to switch teh 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 Im doing. Is there a safe way to switch without reinstalling Windows? The current storage driver is ASRock H67M-GE/HT Bios, if that mattres. im about to throw this thing out the window lol

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  2. Wren R.
    @wren_regex

    ok but laptop or desktop? some laptops rely on RST/VMD for power features.

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  4. Leon
    @leonr319

    oof 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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  5. Ava L.
    @alindqvist
    Accepted solution

    for a single SSD, AHCI vs RAID mode makes little practical speed difference, switch only if you have a reason (like Linux compatibility). lmk how it goes

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  6. Mila
    @mila_daemon

    Id just reinstall cleanly in AHCI mode if its a fresh system. Less hacky. idk maybe im wrong lol

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  7. Alba Kowalski
    @late_otter
    in reply to @alindqvist

    @alindqvist dude the safeboot trick worked perfectly 🔥 Switched to AHCI, booted Safe Mode, removed the flag, and Windows is happy. u guys are the best!!!

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