Installing Windows 7 with SATA mode set to Intel Smart Response Technology Mode.

Question

I have Dell Inspiron 14z 5423. Recently this ultrabook crashed and I had to fresh install windows 7. When I tried to install Win 7 then it didn't load any of the Hard disk. Someone suggested me to change the SATA mode to AHCI ( Previously it was set to Intel Smart Response Technology Mode.). I installed win 7 with AHCI mode enabled ( but I also had to delete the whole 500 GB Hardisk unfortunately). The installation how ever was successful but the performance I think has been degraded. It used to boot so fast previously but Now it takes much time to boot and also battery performance has been reduced.

Now I again want to Re-install windows 7 with Intel Smart Response Technology Mode set in BIOS. Please help me with the detailed and step wise instruction for installing windows. Coz as I change the SATA mode to Intel Smart Response Technology Mode then it does'nt show the hard disks.

I would me much grateful If i receive the solution from the Official Dell Support Team.

DELL-Amogh G · Accepted Answer

Hi TusharKhatiwada,

You should be able to install Windows 7 with Intel Smart Response Technology mode. You may follow the steps below:

Please ensure SATA mode is set to Intel Smart Response Technology in BIOS
Go to RAID BIOS and disable accelerate option for SSD (Use Ctrl+I at ‘Dell’ logo)
Initiate OSRI
Install all the drivers including Intel Rapid Storage Software.

Now to ‘Accelerate’ the HDD using ISRT, you may follow the steps below:

Run the Intel RST software through the All Programs menu or the task bar icon.
Click ‘Enable acceleration’ under either the ‘Status’ or ‘Accelerate’ menu.
Select the SSD to be used as a cache device.
Select the size from the SSD to be allocated for the cache memory.
Select the drive (or RAID volume) to be accelerated. It is highly recommended to accelerate the system volume or system disk for maximum performance.
Select the acceleration mode. By default, Enhanced mode is selected.

Note: Enhanced mode: Acceleration is optimized for data protection.Maximized mode: Acceleration is optimized for input/output performance.

Click OK. The page refreshes and reports the new acceleration configuration in the Acceleration View. Your system is now successfully configured with the Intel Smart Response Technology.

Once this is done the SDD drive will not be visible in windows.

Hope this helps. Keep me posted with the findings.

TusharKhatiwada · Answer

Thank you for the Answer.

But I didn't do the following steps:

Go to RAID BIOS and disable accelerate option for SSD (Use Ctrl+I at ‘Dell’ logo)

Initiate OSRI

Does that make any difference?

My system is running fine now. I only had one problem after installation. My system freezed after some minutes and I had to shutdown using the power button. It repeated many times. After I changed some Advanced options of the Wifi driver, it was also solved and upto now it is working fine.

DELL-Amogh G · Answer

Hi TusharKhatiwada,

Thank you for the reply. I am happy to hear that the system is working fine now. If you are able to use acceleration now on the system then there are no changes required and you are good to go.

Please feel free to reply for any further questions. I will be glad to assist.

shift_here · Answer

if i change sata mode ACHI to smart respond tecnology it show some warning can it formates hardisk or if do change any posibly of losing data?

TusharKhatiwada · Answer

if i change sata mode ACHI to smart respond tecnology it show some warning can it formates hardisk or if do change any posibly of losing data?

It won't format your hard disk rather the OS doen't boot and gives Blue Screen and restarts.

I have tried those and I have experienced those problems.

TusharKhatiwada · Answer

Thank you again. I pressed 'CTRL + I' when the Dell logo shows up but nothing happened. What is the problem with that?

Alex.L · Answer

I have the same problem as well, have change the SATA mode to ISRT, the CTRL + I message still does not appear, anyone know how I can bring this back, I have seen it pop up before, but not anymore

DELL-Amogh G · Answer

Hi TusharKhatiwada/ Alex.L,

I would suggest you to reset BIOS to defaults. You may follow the steps below:

Power on the system and tap ‘F2’ at the ‘Dell’ logo
Press ‘F9’ on the ‘System Setup Utility’ screen and then press ‘Enter’
Press ‘F10’ to ‘Save Changes and Exit’ and press ‘Enter’ again

Now try using + I to go to the RAID BIOS.

Keep me posted with the results. I will be glad to assist further.

DELL-Amogh G · Answer

Hi shift_here,

Changing the SATA Operations from AHCI to ISRT should not affect the data installed on the system as such. However, the system may not be able to boot and you will get error messages. I would suggest you to keep the ‘SATA Operations’ to factory installed state.

Please feel free to reply for any further questions. I will be glad to assist.

srikumar1980 · Answer

Hi, Followed the above steps i.e. restoring bios to 'System defaults' but still nothing happens! I have bee trying to achieve the above for the past 3 days but still no go:emotion-6:..

meetgyn · Answer

Não consigo instalar o RST. toda vez que vou instalar o mesmo da erro. e não instala.

tenho um inspiron 14z 5423 e preciso instalar o windows 7 com a mesma estrutura que venho de fabrica e nao estou conseguindo.

pot2potter · Answer

Sir

Sorry to say i have same problem i formate the HDD and now while installing new win7, when i press Control + I does not go to raid menu instead it stops on dell logo itself..please make simple to understand what to do . To Install new copy of window

I have kept bios SATA operation on Intel smart response

But still i cannot go to RAID BIOs Pressing Ctrl + I , it stops on dell logo only

Please help seriously

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