Sata operations in bios is usually determined and saved by the os, so if you change it, the os will not boot.

For those who wanna use raid in the future, the easiest way is to set the sata operations to raid mode (aw defaults), then install os. Actually raid mode also have ahci functions needed by ssd, so you don't need to set it to ahci explicitly when you use ssd.

This post has been edited by horns: Mar 12 2015, 10:35 AM

anyone or anywhere got selling intel core i7-3940xm ?
wan to upgrade my m18x r2 ....dual gtx 980m kit ....just burnned my wallet ...now waiting to get i7-3940xm extreme processor....anyone know who or where selling around malaysia ???

i7 3920xm I got. What is your current processor?

bro, got for haswell version? i7 4940/4930 MX...?

- heheheh

i7 4940MX got.

sell me your i7 4900 later

that's a nice upgrade

whoah? seriously?!

sorry again for asking. when i pressed the power button, it will take about 15s to display the alienware logo.
how to solve this prob?

current is i7-3630qm
do u have installation service too?
where ur location ~ pm me

i doubt that it's a problem. are you using ssd as boot drive? which windows version is the laptop running on?

its okay, i will install windows with ssd. bro, what is the best method to apply gc extreme? i just got mine today.

before you apply gc-extreme, put the tube into hot water. it's easier to spread this way. usually i just put it in hot water, and start disassembling the laptop, clean the fans and vents, and remove the old thermal paste from cpu/gpu die and heat sink. once everything is completed, i take it out from hot water and apply it with rice/dot method. (put a rice size paste on the cpu/gpu die).

you can determine the right amount of paste by sacrificing the first replacement, meaning apply some amount, secure heat sink, then take the heat sink out again and check the spread. if it covers 90% of the die, to me it's good, because when you use the computer, the heat will further help spreading also. now clean it up, and do it one more time. once you do that, secure the heat sink according to the sequences labelled on the heat sink. do not use force to secure the screws. (if it's too tight the die will break, and you cpu/gpu is gone)

okay thanks bro

WTA
i did the clean installof windows 8.1. but the problem is, i cannot install the intel management engine interface. the message is your system does not meet the minimum requirements. anyone?

U hvnt install chipset driver

already done, thats the firs driver i installed, then the management engine. but it failed?

Dunno then.. insTal other driver 1st

really not sure how you can get this. if you got the stock mei driver from dell support website, it should install fine. alternatively you can use windows updates for this also.

i think this is due to im using AHCI setup not RAID.

no. the drivers can be installed in both modes.