Enron x86 Posted September 10, 2012 Posted September 10, 2012 You're right, wevsspot, those are the only two options. Up until today I thought that RAID mode was some kind of equivalent to AHCI (it works even if no array is set; it uses different drivers). OK then, I'll try to get my hands on a copy of Windows 7. I believe my Windows XP has Fernando's modded nf4 drivers installed, he probably made them for W7 as well. So - first the default msahci drivers (probably have to be forced via regedit), and if that doesn't work, we'll use a modded driver. Any other good ones besides Fernando's? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enron x86 Posted September 10, 2012 Posted September 10, 2012 Just booted into Windows XP and guess what... And here's proof that it CAN work if it's in the mood... At least it makes sense now. Time to switch some more cables. This is gonna be one long day... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wevsspot Posted September 10, 2012 Posted September 10, 2012 I'll have to do some research to confirm, but in the back of my mind I seem to recollect that nVidia didn't start supporting AHCI until the NF5 chipset. I'll double check though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enron x86 Posted September 11, 2012 Posted September 11, 2012 (edited) Just found this topic at overclockers.com. It appears that nvidia nforce chipsets detect SATAIII SSDs as SATA1 and there's no way around it. BTW @wevsspot, you're right. My mobo uses the CK804 "chipset" or whatever that stands for. I've read over at Nforcehq that those are non-ahci. Anyways, I'm pretty satisfied with the numbrs and the performance I'm getting, so that's that. EDIT: It appears OCZ have managed to fix this problem in combination with nforce-based motherboards by updating the SSD's firmware. Damnit. Shout have bought a Vertex... Edited September 12, 2012 by Enron x86 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHKCommander959 Posted September 12, 2012 Posted September 12, 2012 I've got a DFI cfx3200 that supports AHCI IIRC. I also had two seagate 250gb 7200.10(i think they were .10, maybe older) in raid-0 pulling pretty sweet (back then) numbers. Gonna try a SSD out on it for giggles but my numbers were higher than that with a single hdd if i recall... should still be able to do 3.2ghz with the 3800 x2 , i know it does 3ghz with the opteron 165 still. Paired with ddr500 crucial ballistix tracers (got them past 600 with fans until about 640 suicide oc'ing where things got weird lol). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wevsspot Posted September 12, 2012 Posted September 12, 2012 Sorry Enron. I got busy and completely forgot to follow up on the AHCI support timeline. Glad you found it though. And even happier that you're satisfied with the performance. The SLI-DR Expert was a BA board back in the day once you got them running right. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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