[SOLVED] Change to AHCI?

[Oasis Curator]

If I'm upgrading to Windows 11 and happy to perform a fresh install, can I change my drive settings to AHCI and then boot from the Windows 11 memory stick?

I think this version of Windows has come from Windows 7 to Windows 10.

I guess changing will help the health of the drives? And as I understand it, I can't change and carry on with Windows as nornal?

 

[USAFRet]

If I'm upgrading to Windows 11 and happy to perform a fresh install, can I change my drive settings to AHCI and then boot from the Windows 11 memory stick?

I think this version of Windows has come from Windows 7 to Windows 10.

I guess changing will help the health of the drives? And as I understand it, I can't change and carry on with Windows as nornal?

Unless thisis a mostly disposable secondary system, Do not do this yet.
Wait until Win 11 is actually released.

What we see currently is only for evaluation.
Whatever changes you make to your system may be null and void after actual release.

 

[Oasis Curator]

Okay, forget Windows 11.

If I change it now, I'd still need to reinstall Windows 10, correct?

If so, I'm just saving time and killing two birds with one stone.

 

[USAFRet]

Okay, forget Windows 11.

If I change it now, I'd still need to reinstall Windows 10, correct?

If so, I'm just saving time and killing two birds with one stone.

If the system is currently running just fine, there is no need to change that.

In fact, you'd be doing twice the work.
Change and reinstall Win 10 today, then a reinstall with 11 later.

 

[Bob.B]

If I'm upgrading to Windows 11 and happy to perform a fresh install, can I change my drive settings to AHCI and then boot from the Windows 11 memory stick?

I think this version of Windows has come from Windows 7 to Windows 10.

I guess changing will help the health of the drives? And as I understand it, I can't change and carry on with Windows as nornal?

What are the drive settings now?

 

[Oasis Curator]

If the system is currently running just fine, there is no need to change that.

In fact, you'd be doing twice the work.
Change and reinstall Win 10 today, then a reinstall with 11 later.

Hence asking about doing it just before installing Windows 11... I won't be installing Windows 11 until it's released - I didn't mention anything like this, but people seemed to then focus on installing Windows 11.

Basically, if AHCI has no real improvements, why is it there?
If it does make storage more reliable / better / whatever than IDE (I think this is what mine is now?), then it would take less than 30 seconds to do it just before I boot into the Windows 11 installer.

Not sure why the initial question seems to be fairly difficult for people to understand or answer 😕

 

[SkyNetRising]

Basically, if AHCI has no real improvements, why is it there?

IDE setting is for compatibility only. It emulates IDE using your SATA hardware.
You loose sata speed benefits, sata commands, native command queuing, trim.
IDE setting - should not be used.

If it does make storage more reliable / better / whatever than IDE (I think this is what mine is now?), then it would take less than 30 seconds to do it just before I boot into the Windows 11 installer.

Not entirely sure, if windows 11 can be installed, if your drives are in IDE mode.

 

[Bob.B]

Hence asking about doing it just before installing Windows 11... I won't be installing Windows 11 until it's released - I didn't mention anything like this, but people seemed to then focus on installing Windows 11.

Basically, if AHCI has no real improvements, why is it there?
If it does make storage more reliable / better / whatever than IDE (I think this is what mine is now?), then it would take less than 30 seconds to do it just before I boot into the Windows 11 installer.

Not sure why the initial question seems to be fairly difficult for people to understand or answer 😕

Run ide vs ahci through google.
Read about the benefits.

Ide>ahci never done that.
On this w10 machine I have swapped back and forth between ahci and raid with out have to reinstall.

 

[Oasis Curator]

Hmm, I'll check what the BIOS actually says.

I don't particularly need RAID (to be honest, I barely know what it is), I don't think?

I just have a system that has four hard drives with data and one hard drive with Windows - only two or three extra programs and that's it. Just a bunch of disks, which suits me fine.

 

[USAFRet]

I don't particularly need RAID (to be honest, I barely know what it is), I don't think?

No, you don't need any RAID thing.