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01-26-2010 12:04 PM - edited 01-26-2010 12:05 PM
d1ad1a,
Raid will not work with unlike devices. You can always install your new drives and give it a go.
It appears that the ugly way is going to be your only to get ACHI mode to work. Or, just live with what you have.
HP Envy 17", i7-8550u,16GB, 512GB NVMe, 4K screen, Windows 11 x64
Custom PC - Z690, i9-12900K, 32GB DDR5 5600, dual 512 GB NVMe, gen4 2 TB m.2 SSD, 4K screen, OC'd to 5 Ghz, NVIDIA 3080 10GB
01-26-2010 01:32 PM
Dave, sorry I don't get you. What do you mean "Raid will not work with unlike devices. ?
My raid menu is mirror, if I put a new 2nd HDD in, will the system auto mirror the system HDD on it, or just let it run as seperated until I set it in the menu? Thanks
01-26-2010 09:08 PM - edited 01-26-2010 09:09 PM
The hard drive pairs need to have similar geometry and size before RAID will work. RAID should not go active unless you establish the RAID pair.
HP Envy 17", i7-8550u,16GB, 512GB NVMe, 4K screen, Windows 11 x64
Custom PC - Z690, i9-12900K, 32GB DDR5 5600, dual 512 GB NVMe, gen4 2 TB m.2 SSD, 4K screen, OC'd to 5 Ghz, NVIDIA 3080 10GB
01-29-2010 07:36 PM
Why do you insist on using AHCI mode? Just use IDE mode. You will not lose any speed. AHCI only allows the use of NCQ (Native Command Queuing) and hot swapping drives. You likely can live without those features.
01-29-2010 09:04 PM
y2ken,
ACHI mode is about 5% faster compared to IDE.
HP Envy 17", i7-8550u,16GB, 512GB NVMe, 4K screen, Windows 11 x64
Custom PC - Z690, i9-12900K, 32GB DDR5 5600, dual 512 GB NVMe, gen4 2 TB m.2 SSD, 4K screen, OC'd to 5 Ghz, NVIDIA 3080 10GB
01-30-2010 01:29 PM
Not worth the trouble for a theoretical increase of 5%. According to the benchmarks below the benefit is more like 1% and in some cases it will actually reduce performance.
01-30-2010 01:41 PM
That benchmark has too many variables in it to be reliable. Besides the results are hardware and OS dependent.
HP Envy 17", i7-8550u,16GB, 512GB NVMe, 4K screen, Windows 11 x64
Custom PC - Z690, i9-12900K, 32GB DDR5 5600, dual 512 GB NVMe, gen4 2 TB m.2 SSD, 4K screen, OC'd to 5 Ghz, NVIDIA 3080 10GB
08-13-2011 06:31 AM
Hi Guys,
I bought a new G-42 laptop few days back.. i wanted to install XP on this.. for that i need to change the sata mode..
But not able to find it in BIOS.. Please guide me Where do i find the menu items u speaking abt..
08-13-2011 11:48 AM
karockiad wrote: Hi Guys, I bought a new G-42 laptop few days back.. i wanted to install XP on this.. for that i need to change the sata mode.. But not able to find it in BIOS.. Please guide me Where do i find the menu items u speaking abt..
Hello karockiad, I checked the HP site for the model number you listed and was unable to locate it. Can you recheck the model number of your laptop?
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