EP45 ACHI DVD drive problem

[nedjinski]

I have an EP45 UD3R motherboard -

I want to swicth to SATA ACHI mode -

When I make the change in the BIOS the computer will not start and wants to do a repair install -

During POST the DVD drive (NEC 3500A) shows up in green type indicating an error (?)

I am guessing the DVD drive being an IDE drive is causing the problem?

Do I need a special driver to get the DVD drive to be recognized in ACHI mode?

Or is there another issue going on?

[Chike]

Re: EP45 ACHI DVD drive problem

Not sure what do you mean apear green during post. Do you set AHCI or RAID mode?
Are you trying to install a new OS (and which) or do you want to switch for installed OS(and which)?
What BIOS version istalled on the MB?

[wazza300]

Re: EP45 ACHI DVD drive problem

most likely yes,i had the exact same issue with a lite on ide drive,it didnt say error but just wouldnt work in ahci mode,soon as i switched to ide mode it worked fine,i bought a sata dvd drive same brand and that worked fine in ahci and ide mode