C cecane Distinguished Jun 30, 2010 1 0 18,510 Jun 30, 2010 #1 How do I change "SATA Mode" option from AHCI to ATA. My PC is a HP laptop pavilion dv3
M MarkG Distinguished Oct 13, 2004 18 0 18,560 Jun 30, 2010 #2 Why would you want to do that? I don't know if it's the case with Windows 7, but I believe that XP would require a reinstall if you changed the SATA mode to or from AHCI.
Why would you want to do that? I don't know if it's the case with Windows 7, but I believe that XP would require a reinstall if you changed the SATA mode to or from AHCI.
edmond419 Distinguished Apr 2, 2010 73 0 18,590 Jun 30, 2010 #3 I dont think you can. had hp but tried to install xp on it, so tried to change SATA mode. Can't find option for it
I dont think you can. had hp but tried to install xp on it, so tried to change SATA mode. Can't find option for it