ASUS A8R MVP SATA what mode ?

The_Neon_Cowboy · Feb 8, 2006, 07:44 PM

ASUS A8R MVP SATA what mode ? At this point you going huh?
Well in the bios under sata where you can enable and disable
there is an option menu

Emulated PATA mode (is the default)
AHCI Mode

What is this? My guess it emulates "parellel ATA"
Which mode should I use?
have any effect on the performance or setup?

I will be installing it as my main drive, fresh install of windows style....
I know about the loading the driver during setup so save you time

I'm installing a SATA 2 drive NCQ if it helps....

The_Neon_Cowboy · Feb 8, 2006, 08:01 PM

(I'm obviouly still on my ATA hard drive wih np sata devices installed)
So I figured I look in windows as no worry I',m ready to wip this drive
anyways

Emulated PATA mode enabled: windows boots fine
AHCI Mode: system reboots, can get into windows (hehehe )

I found this too but still doesnt answer what are these AHCI features?
http://www.rojakpot.com/showFreeBOG....ng=0&bogno=316

Now this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AHCI
still going huh?

Grace · Feb 8, 2006, 09:44 PM

AHCI is just a bunch of features for SATA. Some people call it 'fakeraid', although it is not a RAID system. Basically it is there to support hotplug and command queueing for SATA drives. If you enable RAID, AHCI is also instantly enabled.

There is no harm to be done by enabling it. Actually it is the mode with SATA drives are designed for. The Paraller ATA mode is merely adapting the SATA drive to a PATA mode.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Feb 9, 2006, 09:54 PM

up and running in AHCI Mode all is well, thanks

Feb 8, 2006, 07:44 PM	#1
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	ASUS A8R MVP SATA what mode ? ASUS A8R MVP SATA what mode ? At this point you going huh? Well in the bios under sata where you can enable and disable there is an option menu Emulated PATA mode (is the default) AHCI Mode What is this? My guess it emulates "parellel ATA" Which mode should I use? have any effect on the performance or setup? I will be installing it as my main drive, fresh install of windows style.... I know about the loading the driver during setup so save you time I'm installing a SATA 2 drive NCQ if it helps.... __________________ Last edited by The_Neon_Cowboy; Feb 8, 2006 at 08:08 PM.

Feb 8, 2006, 08:01 PM	Thread Starter #2
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	(I'm obviouly still on my ATA hard drive wih np sata devices installed) So I figured I look in windows as no worry I',m ready to wip this drive anyways Emulated PATA mode enabled: windows boots fine AHCI Mode: system reboots, can get into windows (hehehe ) I found this too but still doesnt answer what are these AHCI features? http://www.rojakpot.com/showFreeBOG....ng=0&bogno=316 Now this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AHCI still going huh? __________________ Last edited by The_Neon_Cowboy; Feb 8, 2006 at 08:07 PM.

Feb 9, 2006, 09:54 PM	Thread Starter #4
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	up and running in AHCI Mode all is well, thanks __________________

Feb 8, 2006, 09:44 PM	#3
Grace HH's Tomboy Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Anywhere but in my house! Posts: 776 Rep Power: 56	AHCI is just a bunch of features for SATA. Some people call it 'fakeraid', although it is not a RAID system. Basically it is there to support hotplug and command queueing for SATA drives. If you enable RAID, AHCI is also instantly enabled. There is no harm to be done by enabling it. Actually it is the mode with SATA drives are designed for. The Paraller ATA mode is merely adapting the SATA drive to a PATA mode.