enabling AHCI on DV7 2173cl

[kennyj03]

I have recently purchased an ssd, I have noticed the controller is IDE, I have looked into the bios and cannot locate a setting/switch to enable  AHCI, what can I try to enable ? All Thoughts appreciated.

Ken

System

DV7-2173cl

Win7 home premium 64 bit

Primary drive Intel 520ssd 120 gb

Secondary drive Seagate momentus xt 500 gb

[Mumbodog]

It should be AHCI by default, an no you cannot change this setting in the bios.

Where do you see ide?

[kennyj03]

had installed my intel 520ssd and didnot seem to be quite as fast as the seagate hybrid I am replacing, which got me looking, hence grabbed drive meter gadget for desktop, info on drive meter says they are ide. Any ideas as to the slowdown, not huge but noticeable, actually see the hour glass again (sucks). While picking your brain is there a way to get past 500gb hard drives (bios) on this computer?

Thanks Ken

[Mumbodog]

HP bios's are very limited, nothing you can do about that unfortunately.

Not sure what you mean by "get past"

Is the drive not recognized properly in the bios?

[kennyj03]

I thought i had read that they didnot see hdd's larger than 500 gb

[Mumbodog]

Don't know where you read that but it is wrong. I haven't seen hard drive size limitation in bios's for a long long time.

[kennyj03]

Sweet, Good to hear, any ideas on hesitation in system ?  

Thanks

Ken

[Mumbodog]

If your SSD is Advanced Format, see this page. Not really sure if this even applies to SSD drives.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/982018

[russetaylor]

Just to follow-up I have a dv6t that I installed a samsung SSD drive.  The Samsung magician drive software warns that the system is not running in AHCI mode.  There is no setting in the Bios to change.  Yes, it is running slower than it should.  Bios Insyde F.0A