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Hello!
Thanks for your post.
However I tried this on my Dell XPS 13, but it did not work out as expected.
I followed the steps and now I can start Windows 10, but it starts only every third restart.
- First restart is black screen (with Dell logo)
- The next restart is an error message: File: \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\BCD Info: The Boot Configuration Data is missing or contains errors.
- The third time Windows decides to start
Any ideas on this?
These steps can be used in windows 10 to go back and forth from raid mode to achi, or achi to raid, mode depending upon what you need...
- If currently installed, uninstall your RAID or AHCI SATA driver (for intel, intel rapid storage technology)
- Basically open msconfig -> boot tab -> check safe boot -> restart
- Go into UEFI/BIOS and set SATA mode to which ever one you want
- Boot up into windows safe mode
- Open msconfig again -> under the main menu tab (general) click the normal startup circle - > restart
- Your system should boot into windows fine and you can install your AHCI or RAID driver.
Worked for me. Just set the new ssd to ahcl. My secondary HDD is still IDE. Thanks for the info toobad
Just got a new Dell XPS 8900. My default SATA in the BIOS is RAID. So my existing SATA internal 1 TB HDD is configured with this RAID setting through Windows System 10, correct? I want to prepare for and soon format a SATA SSD, (Samsung 850 PRO 512GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD) which I understand requires ACHI, correct? If I change my BIOS now to ACHI, will my system still see my original installed HDD 1 TB Toshiba drive? Later I have a Samsung 950 Pro PCIe SSD coming to install which I want to make the start up disk by cloning my original installed Win 10 HDD. Should I just wait and do that with the Samsung migration software to clone my original Win 10 HDD to the 950 Pro SSD (PCIe)? OR do I need to change the whole system first to AHCI to accommodate future SATA SSDs? I hope I can clone my system and files to a startup SSD. I already have a lot of apps and files and local users installed. Sorry for the newbie question... Thank you...
Hey, I registered just to say THANK YOU. In my case, I was in AHCI mode and wanted to switch to RAID mode to set up an array with a couple storage drives. There was no problem with the RAID setup, but of course Windows on my SSD wouldn't boot with the bios in RAID mode. Your idea did the trick, and now I don't have to reinstall windows.
So seriously - thanks Toobad. I owe you one!