AHCI mode

[ShmoeMo]

Hello people

 

I have a ssd and a hdd  my ssd has my os on it and my hdd contains steam, music, videos ,ect. i have heard that i should enable ahci mode when installing windows for faster boot times, ect but i didnt know this when i installed wiondows so it is has been installed in ide mode but i have seen if i enable it now it will bsod. I am wiping my ssd and reintalling windows after christmas because i have modded windows quite a bit and it's now starting to bsod every now and then .But  I need to know do i have to wipe my hdd containing steam and other stuff or will steam still work in ahci mode when it has been installed in ide mode

 

Please Help Mah

[Night]

Steam should retain all your data on your HDD's. I think enabling AHCI mode after you have used the OS for a while screws it up. Ive got a very similar set up and my OS is poo. I think its because I turned AHCI mode on after I had installed lots of stuff.

But Steam on your HDD is fine, you will just have to link steam up to that directory when you re-install the OS...Might just have to run steam off the HDD again since its probably installed on your HDD??? I know my Steam is on my HDD so it by default puts games there without me having to think about it since some games like to install to C anyway.

[looney]

This should not be a problem.

Only the OS drive will give the issues when switching to AHCI as windows wont understand it.

So your HDD should be fine after a fresh windows install.

Also, for other people stumbling on this topic by searching AHCI.

You can set the drive to AHCI without a OS re install:

http://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/987378-how-to-switch-from-ide-to-ahci-without-repairingreinstalling-windows/

I will make a tutorial about it on the forum later today.

But as your OS is messed up I wont recommend it in this case

[ShmoeMo]

Thank you mate that really helped knowing i dont have to wipe my hdd.

Much apperciated