Ga-ex38-dq6 + ich9 ahci + bsod

[Hackej]

Hi!
Nice to have found this forum for my Gigabyte board (EX38-DQ6).

I get BSOD (0x0000007B...) when enabling AHCI for Southbridge Intel ICH9R after reinstalling XP. Intalled XP both times in disabled mode without F6-installation of RAID/AHCI-drivers.
No problem to enable AHCI-mode for Southbridge after first installation - but after second intallation i get BSOD. No problem to enable AHCI for GB SATA-chip.
Have installed drivers from GB-cd after reinstallation.
During boot i get display:
"Serial ATA AHCI Bios Version, iSrc 1.07
Copyright Intel (bla bla)
##This Version Supports Only HDD's and CD Roms##
....."
and it finds and displays the HDs.
But then BSOD when trying to start Windows.

I have a dual-boot installation and in Vista it all works - but I initially got a warning and was promted to download reinstall drivers for ICH9.
Have tried to reinstall drivers in XP without luck.

In Device Manager under IDE/ATA...I have no record of any ICH9 AHCI -controller but of:
- Intel ICH9 Family2 port Serial ATA Storage Controller 2 - 2926
- Intel ICH9R/DO/DH 4 port Serial ATA Storage controller 1 - 2920

What might be the problem and what to do??

/Hackej

[Lsdmeasap]

Re: Ga-ex38-dq6 + ich9 ahci + bsod

XP MUST have AHCI drivers installed during OS install for either one you choose GA or Intel chip. Vista has it's own and will function with or without one installed during OS install, so that is why you have no vista issues

Here is some General reading on that specific error >>
Advanced troubleshooting for "Stop 0x0000007B" errors in Windows XP

I just think you need to install XP again over that one you have now, using Either chip's drivers depending on where the drive is during the OS install (F6)

Then, you can use VistaBootPro to add vista bootloader back and setup dual boot and not have to repair vista's install or startup all over again >>>
VistaBootPRO - Go PRO with Microsoft Windows Vista Boot Manager

[Hackej]

Re: Ga-ex38-dq6 + ich9 ahci + bsod

Hi!
Thank you for your reply.

I finally solved this by updating to the AHCI-drivers by means of Device Manager in IDE-mode and then changing to AHCI-mode.
By doing this I did not have to reinstall OS and install drivers that way.
So everything works fine now.

/Hackej

[Lsdmeasap]

Re: Ga-ex38-dq6 + ich9 ahci + bsod

Good to hear you got it fixed up!!