New ssd, trying to switch to ahci, getting hung up on verifying dmi pool data screen.

[ceasecows]

I cloned my old drive to a new ssd, with windows 7 already installed. I then made the proper registry edits to enable me to turn on ahci. After I reboot, make the changes in bios, my system is getting hung up in the verifying dmi pool data screen. My mobo is a gigabyte EP45-UD3P. Any ideas?

 

[Turb0Yoda]

Do you think you have have done anything wrong in the registry? If you can properly boot up, try fixing those changes. Also, does your configuration support ahci??

 

[ceasecows]

Do you think you have have done anything wrong in the registry? If you can properly boot up, try fixing those changes. Also, does your configuration support ahci??

All I did in the registry was change msahci from 3 to 0. What do you mean by configuration? Like, what channel the drive is?

 

[clutchc]

If your old Win7 installation was IDE, it probably isn't recognizing the AHCI mode now.

 

[ceasecows]

If your old Win7 installation was IDE, it probably isn't recognizing the AHCI mode now.

The installation was IDE, but I have read multiple guides where you can activate ahci mode by making a simple change in the registry, then turning on achi in the BIOS. I know this has worked for people, but I have not heard of anyone getting stuck at the verifying data screen.

 

[clutchc]

Here's a good cloning guide. Did you follow all the necessary parameters?
http://www.howtogeek.com/97242/how-to-migrate-windows-7-to-a-solid-state-drive/

 

[Turb0Yoda]

Do you think you have have done anything wrong in the registry? If you can properly boot up, try fixing those changes. Also, does your configuration support ahci??

All I did in the registry was change msahci from 3 to 0. What do you mean by configuration? Like, what channel the drive is?

computer specs

 

[vitalybe]

I had the same issue which I was able to solve:

After turning AHCI on, my boot was stuck on "Verifying DMI".
After some tinkering, I found out that the "Order of Hard Drives" in the BIOS changed - Now the external USB drive was first.

After changing the order back and setting the primary Windows HD as the first boot drive, everything started working correctly.