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AHCI Drivers for Inspiron 1720 - Windows XP

post #1 of 4
7/7/09 at 12:55pm
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I've tried using the ones from the Dell web site but I cannot get them to work, just incase i'm being a dill can someone link me to the correct AHCI drivers please?

Thank you,
Chris.
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post #2 of 4
7/7/09 at 5:32pm
You can download the SATA driver from Intel. AHCI is a BIOS option to support SATA where you can disable it from within BIOS (if you have the option) and install XP direct afterward.

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post #3 of 4
7/8/09 at 4:43am
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yes i noticed in ATA mode in the BIOS XP boots fine, but as soon as I switch to AHCI it didn't. On Vista I needed to install the Intel Matrix Storage Manager I think it's called (during the setup) for it to install.
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post #4 of 4
7/8/09 at 4:58am
You should not need to turn AHCI back on if you are running XP. It would make no difference to system performance.

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