You need the sata ports running in straight up pure ahci mode (as
opposed to "IDE mode" or "compatible" or something that emulates old
style parallel-ata).
OK. Thanks Quartz,. I'll make it a point to check for that.
The wording on different bios' can often be confusing. I've seen ahci
mode referred to on one board as "native mode" but on a different system
it's referred to as "enhanced" (where "normal" is emulation), and other
oddisims. Double check your mobo manual and find the chapter that talks
about it.
You'll also almost certainly want to disable any motherboard-based raid
options too, as they tend to be complete crap.
OK. I never use RAID in any form anyway, so it probably is already
disabled, but I'll make a point to double check.
A word of warning: Not all boards do things *right*, so it pays to test.
I've encountered systems where you get gpt checksum errors and stuff
when ahci is on because the board masks part of the drive for its
fake-raid stuff even if you have fake-raid supposedly turned off.
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