Hi, all
In another thread (Steinberg Forums), there was a discussion about crashes that could occur when closing the C7 MixConsole and I posted an example of it. From which, Fabio Bartolini (a Steinberg support crew member) interviened, asking me to send him the C7 crash dump file. After a discussion via PM, he also asked me for a complete description of my system, using an .nfo file generated by MSInfo32.exe, the Windows system configuration viewer. So, I also did, via e-mail.
The problem is that, using this tool, I stumbled upon the fact that my 2 HDDs were in IDE mode, not AHCI. So, I made few researches on internet which clearly showed that using AHCI is better, especially for intense read/write applications such as audio ones. The disk data transfer rates are reported to be diminished from 10 to 20% and there are much less strain for the disks themselves, due to the way the controller manage the heads movements of them, hence a life duration increased.
So, I realize that I forgot to check this point in the BIOS of my system before installing Windows 7 three years ago on it… Added researches gave me the way to set my controller in AHCI mode in a safe way (it’s a sensible operation : any error can lead to a system refusing to boot…) :
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There is a key in the registry to change, and AHCI drivers to install if they are not present. I found, on a Microsoft support page (Error message occurs after you change the SATA mode of the boot drive - Microsoft Support) a patch (MicrosoftFixit50470.msi) doing all this in one pass. Downloaded and installed it. I checked afterward and, indeed, the involved registry key has been modified as it should.
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Restarted my system and immediatly went in the BIOS to set my HDD controller to AHCI. Crossed my fingers, rebooted and immediatly stumbled on the following message (before Windows start) :
SATA drive 1 - ATAPI not compatible
Press F1 to resume
Which I did… And everything was normal afterward. Phew ! But since, each time I reboot, I get this message. Of course, I checked how my CD/DVD-ROM drive behaves and everything seems to work : I can copy files from an inserted DVD-ROM and play songs from an audio CD. Didn’t try to burn something, though… FWIW, this drive is a SATA one, labelled as ‘TSSTCorp CDDVDW SH-S223C ATA Device’ (Samsung) and reported to work normally in Windows peripheral manager.
So, after all this, the question is : why does the BIOS keep on displaying this message and how to get rid of it ?
Thanks for any suggestion.