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yvesj

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hi evey one i am new here .
am french but i will do my best to explain my problem .
here is my problem i just did build that new computer using the board above .
my drive is a intel 330 sreie 120 gb .
my mobo have 6 - 6 sata3 gbs so why is my drive only running on sata 2 -3 gbs .
but to get the full speed of a sdd drive it has to be on 6 gbs .
i did change it to 6 gbs in the bios but it is still on 3 gbs .
what if i reinstall vista saving all my files but go to bios first and change it to [ahci] then install vista again .
 
i cant not post the image of wre it show sata 22 -3gbs .
i am not new at building computer i build one every 2 month or so
 
There have been 8 BIOS releases for that board, have you updated to the latest BIOS and Vista drivers? You should be in AHCI mode. I have seen one or two implementations (not your board) where drives throttled down to SATA300 (or even SATA150) mode if you are in IDE/ATA Emulation mode.
 
no i never did did update the bios driver .i just did buy the board 2 weeks ago
but i do have the driver dated bios -1100-03/16/2012.so i did check and there is only one after this one .
and i did even not know that i had to update vista driver .never did it before.
and yes i am on [ide]
 
You can download all the BIOS and driver updates here. You should switch the BIOS to AHCI, reinstall Vista (if you don't have Windows 7 available), and install all the latest drivers from the Asus site after the installation.
 
sorry .i did type about 20 lines then the power shot off .lost it all .lol .
my bios is ok for now .i have this one now [bios-1100-03/16/2012 ]this is what it show in the bios .
yes i am on [ide].
i did when in the bios before installing vista i did change it to ahci but i never did click on [f-10] to save the change .you see am 68 and it was my first time in a bios .now i know how it work .lol .
no i do not like window 7 .
last fall i did pay about 150.00 it and i sold it for 35 .00 .i hate it .
right now i boot in 34 secs but if i be on 6 gbs i be booting in about 12 to 15 secs .
my computer on a drr2 board bout in 41 secs using a crusial m4 -128 gbs .
so this board shoud be booting about haft of that
i did not check my pc that have a wd velocity rapter 250 gbs how long it take to boot but it be inside 50 secs .
so i guess i will have to install vista again .
but i will get a cpu .150.00 and a samsung ssd drive 250 gbs .
about 375.00 for the 2 peice .
now i know how to do it in the bios i thing
 
yvesj said:
sorry .i did type about 20 lines then the power shot off .lost it all .lol .
my bios is ok for now .i have this one now [bios-1100-03/16/2012 ]this is what it show in the bios .
yes i am on [ide].
i did when in the bios before installing vista i did change it to ahci but i never did click on [f-10] to save the change .you see am 68 and it was my first time in a bios .now i know how it work .lol .
no i do not like window 7 .
last fall i did pay about 150.00 it and i sold it for 35 .00 .i hate it .
right now i boot in 34 secs but if i be on 6 gbs i be booting in about 12 to 15 secs .
my computer on a drr2 board bout in 41 secs using a crusial m4 -128 gbs .
so this board shoud be booting about haft of that
i did not check my pc that have a wd velocity rapter 250 gbs how long it take to boot but it be inside 50 secs .
so i guess i will have to install vista again .
but i will get a cpu .150.00 and a samsung ssd drive 250 gbs .
about 375.00 for the 2 peice .
now i know how to do it in the bios i thing
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You can download all the BIOS and driver updates here. You should Update your BIOS to THE LATEST, switch the BIOS to AHCI, reinstall Vista (since you like Windows 7), and install all the latest drivers from the Asus site after the installation.
Just because your drive is set to SATA300, doesn't in ANY way mean that it will load in 1/2 the time as a SATA600 drive. In fact, it may shave 2 or 3 seconds if anything.
 
i thank you for fast reply .
so if it all that trouble to only gain a fews seconds i will let it go then .
but i still going to buy the 2 parts i mention above .
i will gave you the name of them in my next post ok
 
this cpu here .[AMD FX-4170 Zambezi 4.2GHz (4.3GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Quad-Core Desktop Processor FD4170FRGUBOX
 
and this ssd drive [Samsung 256GB 2.5-inch SSD 830 Series (Desktop) MZ-7PC256D
 
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