The SATA controller’s mode of operation cannot be changed to AHCI after Windows 7 is installed, because the AHCI driver will be missing and the system cannot boot. Here is how to address this without repairing or re-installing Windows. With the SATA controller still running in IDE mode, start the registry editor as administrator. To [...]

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