AHCI is a, way using which your hard drive communicates with Windows OS by SATA controller driver. IDE also works like AHCI. But As compared to IDE, AHCI runs faster. An old operating system like Windows 7 or XP is using IDE, but with Windows 10, you have to use Standard SATA AHCI Controller Driver. The SATA AHCI Driver is really important especially if you want to install Windows in AHC mode instead of using the IDE. AHCI or the advanced host controller interface makes the Native Command Queuing or the NCQ as well as the hot swapping or plugging through SATA host controller possible. I'm using a Lenovo b570 1068 laptop from 2011, and can find no resources with a viable windows 10 AHCI driver. Lenovo has provided an ahci driver, but trying to manually install with windows device manager continually tells me that the most up to date driver has been installed. Apr 11, 2019 The AHCI stands for Advanced Host Controller Interface. It is the software interface which enables and handles the communication between the hardware and the system software efficiently. The SATA AHCI Controller driver windows 10 handle all of the communication parts between the motherboard and the connected devices.
- Intel Sata Ahci Controller Windows 10
- Windows 10 Iso
Intel Sata Ahci Controller Windows 10
PSA: You should not be attempting these fixes unless you’re a professional! And it goes without saying, you will ALWAYS need your local admin password, recovery media, and backups of your data before fooling around with low-level storage driver configuration — or really anything else for that matter. See the comments section below for examples of a couple of people who ran into mishaps after encountering other underlying issues or forgetting their admin password before starting the process. PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK!
It’s not uncommon to find a system on which RAID drivers have been installed and something like the Intel Rapid Storage Technology package is handling storage devices, but where an SSD might require AHCI operation for more optimal performance or configurability. In these cases, there is in fact a way to switch operation from either IDE or RAID to AHCI within Windows 10 without having to reinstall. Here’s how.
- Jan 15, 2016 Start windows 10 Select Safe Mode Boot in msconfig Reboot go into BIOS Change Setting to AHCI Continue into Windows (Safe Mode) Let Windows do its magic Uncheck Safe Mode in msconfig Reboot as normal This should get you there. I had the same problem but above solved it for me.
- Standard Sata Ahci Controller Driver Windows 10 is everything that one must have for their driver updates and purposes for sure. Of course, things can be understood when you want your Windows drivers to be up to date though.
- Download Drivers for SATA AHCI Controller for Windows 10. By now you must know the importance of SATA AHCI Controllers in your computer. And the drivers for this controller are equally important as they provide communication between Windows 10 and the actual controller on your computer’s motherboard itself.
- Right-click the Windows Start Menu. Choose Command Prompt (Admin).
- If you don’t see Command Prompt listed, it’s because you have already been updated to a later version of Windows. If so, use this method instead to get to the Command Prompt:
- Click the Start Button and type cmd
- Right-click the result and select Run as administrator
- Type this command and press ENTER: bcdedit /set {current} safeboot minimal
- If this command does not work for you, try bcdedit /set safeboot minimal
- Restart the computer and enter BIOS Setup (the key to press varies between systems).
- Change the SATA Operation mode to AHCI from either IDE or RAID (again, the language varies).
- Save changes and exit Setup and Windows will automatically boot to Safe Mode.
- Right-click the Windows Start Menu once more. Choose Command Prompt (Admin).
- Type this command and press ENTER: bcdedit /deletevalue {current} safeboot
- If you had to try the alternate command above, you will likely need to do so here also: bcdedit /deletevalue safeboot
- Reboot once more and Windows will automatically start with AHCI drivers enabled.
Windows 10 Iso
That’s all there is to it! Special thanks to Toobad here for outlining this procedure.
Update 8/2/17: Thanks also to Aalaap Ghag for clarification of instructions for those who have already updated to the Creators Update. Thanks also to those who wrote in about removing {current} to make this work for some users.
Donate to say 'Thanks' if this post has helped save you time and money! 🙂 I don't have the AHCI drivers and I'm not sure how to get them. I have tried the regedit options that I have found, but msahci doesn't exist in the registry and another option I found was already at its correct value. I have booted with AHCI in the BIOS, but the device manager doesn't have anything AHCI related and Samsung Magician says it isn't working either. Under storage controllers, Microsoft Storage Spaces Controller is the only thing there. I am running Windows 10.
Is it worth the trouble of getting this to work properly and if so, does anyone know how?
Possible relevant system parts:
i7 6700k
Asrock Z170 Extreme4
850 Pro 500 GB SSD
2 TB HDD
Thanks for looking.