AHCI mode for intel only?

[jijoslin]

Is AHCI only available for intel based systems?

 

[Dereck47]

AHCI mode is a SATA port setting.

SATA ports can have 3 settings: IDE mode, AHCI mode, and RAID mode.

So AMD chipset based systems, as well as Intel chipset based system can have AHCI mode on their SATA ports.

 

[jijoslin]

So do you know if an Asus crosshair 3 supports this? Is this available only on certain motherboards?

 

[Dereck47]

Yes, the SATA ports on the Asus Crosshair III support all 3 modes.

SATA ports on modern motherboards normally support all 3 modes.

 

[jijoslin]

Best answer selected by jijoslin.