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    GX740 (MS-1727) SSD and AHCI

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by Emigrante, Jun 18, 2012.

  1. Emigrante

    Emigrante Newbie

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    Sorry for my bad english.

    When i select AHCI in BIOS the disk is not detected. The disk is detected with SATA selected. Any custom BIOS fix this?
     
    Emigrante, Jun 18, 2012
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    januszzbych Notebook Consultant

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    Impossible i had GT740 with SSD even Vertex 3 at AHCI and no problems at all what bios do you have ?
     
    januszzbych, Jun 18, 2012
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  3. Emigrante

    Emigrante Newbie

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    Thank you for taking your time to try to fix my problem :)

    The disk is a Samsung 830 256GB.

    My BIOS information:

    Marketing Name: GX740
    Model Name: MS-1727


    BIOS Build: E1727IMS.10F, 05/27/2011
    EC Build: 1727EMS1.406, 05/28/2010

    hope this info helps.

    Emigrante
     
    Emigrante, Jun 18, 2012
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    januszzbych Notebook Consultant

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    Explain one more time your SSD at IDE mode in bios is detected on BIOS not dos , Windows when you change to AHCI not any more ? or just when you change to AHCI mode yours OS dont want start ? because this is not the same tha i have to be sure.
     
    januszzbych, Jun 19, 2012
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  5. Emigrante

    Emigrante Newbie

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    When AHCI is enabled in BIOS the disk is not detected by the computer at all. When ATA is selected in BIOS the disk is detected and i can install Windows.

    Emigrante
     
    Emigrante, Jun 19, 2012
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    Confirmed problem, mentioned here:
    Samsung 830 SSD not seen in bios on ahci, can see it everywhere else - ssd - Storage

    Possibly solved by new firmware (click the firmware tab):
    Support - Solid State Drives MZ-7PC128N | Samsung Memory & Storage

    Source: http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/c...eries_Firmware_release_Note_-_CXM03B1Q_EN.pdf
     
    ALLurGroceries, Jun 19, 2012
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  7. d3s4nn

    d3s4nn Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey Guys!

    I have the same problem with my Medion X7811 (GX740)

    Any solutions yet ?


    edit: sorry for double post
     
    d3s4nn, Nov 7, 2012
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  8. d3s4nn

    d3s4nn Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yehaw!!

    To all X7811 or GX740 users (maybe GX660 Users too)
    Buy a Harddrive caddy for your Notebook, replace your dvd rom with it and VOILA!! It works in AHCI, you can boot from it, and everything!
     
    d3s4nn, Nov 7, 2012
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  9. MasterRevan

    MasterRevan Notebook Consultant

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    Wouldn't the issue be though that the DVD connections are only SATA II and not SATA III?
     
    MasterRevan, Nov 8, 2012
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  10. d3s4nn

    d3s4nn Notebook Enthusiast

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    AIDA64 says that it's actually connected through SATA II (image)
    and AS SSD too

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    d3s4nn, Nov 8, 2012
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