Unable to activate AHCI on Windows 8.
Unable to activate AHCI on Windows 8.
Yesterday something went wrong. For a week the Windows update suggested updating my AMD SATA controller driver. I installed it through the update, then rebooted and found my OS wouldn’t load normally. This is typical after a driver change. I disabled AHCI in the BIOS and tried again, but it still didn’t work. I’m confident I can enable AHCI by editing the registry, which I’ve done before. Now I’m looking for advice on how to do it properly. Any tips would be appreciated.
I thought I activated safe mode and utilized the command line to enter ACHI mode. After restarting, it functioned. Edit: Corrected typos 1) Started Windows via IDE and executed command prompt with admin rights 2) In the command line, entered: bcdedit /set {current} safeboot minimal 3) Restarted and switched to ACHI in BIOS 4) Rebooted and changed to ACHI in BIOS 5) In the command line, used: bcdedit /deletevalue {current} safeboot 6) Rebooted.
No, I didn't try that. Let me know if you need help with anything else.
It's currently being developed in the IDE. However, I'm someone who frequently changes HDDs, so AHCI definitely comes in handy.
Consider starting in safe mode. I went through many registry changes from different tutorials while installing an SSD, but nothing worked. Trying safe mode should fix it and let Windows boot normally again.
I wasn't sure about the details at first, but I noticed a few mistakes in my previous message. The command should be bcdedit not bcedit, and the word "safeboot" needs to be one word. After reinstalling the OS and having it installed again in IDE, I went through the steps and everything worked.