Settings for secondary drive ssd

kmax86 · 14 Dec 2011 at 23:38

Hi there,

just bought an m4 and want to use it for games / apps. what settings do i need to do before/after plugging the ssd. I read that I need to change the AHCI in bios when installing windows do I need to do this as well even though im not using it as a boot drive?

thanks

lrlcr · 14 Dec 2011 at 23:42

Why aren't you using it as a boot drive?

Change the bios to achi before installing windows.

kmax86 · 14 Dec 2011 at 23:59

only bought the 64gb and currently fine with load times of windows

the change achi mode also applies if windows is already installed?

El Jimben · 15 Dec 2011 at 18:56

If you run your SSD in IDE mode it will seriously gimp it's speeds so setting it to AHCI is a must. If you installed Windows in IDE mode then you could try the registry hack found here. You probably only need to concern yourself with the msahci value I would think.

kmax86 · 15 Dec 2011 at 19:04

thanks

so all i need to do is set the AHCI mode > Install windows to HDD > Plug in SSD ?

or do I have to plug the hdd and the ssd at the same time > AHCI mode > install windows to the HDD?

sry for too much questions

El Jimben · 15 Dec 2011 at 19:09

If you're doing a fresh install of Windows on the non-SSD drive you need to set the BIOS to AHCI, install Windows and then connect up the SSD afterwards.

kmax86 · 15 Dec 2011 at 19:15

yea ill do a fresh install since the registry hack might cause more problems

thanks for making it clear.

kmax86 · 17 Dec 2011 at 21:35

bumping my thread

Just installed the SSD using El Jimben's instructions
it was already in AHCI so I didnt change anything in the bios

ran a benchmark and showed this:

Can someone tell me if the read/write numbers are correct?
also what else do i need to do in windows settings for the SSD bear in mind that the m4 will be used only for games/apps and NOT the boot drive.

thanks