AHCI mode default endabled?

The system is a Pavilion dv7 4285dx.

I just wanted to get possible confirmation that the AHCI mode is active by default for this model of laptop?

Unfortunately, there is no option for this in the BIOS (matter of fact, there's really not a lot of options for what IN the BIOS).  After Googling autour, I found more people want to DISABLE AHCI mode rather than ENABLE.  In my case I wanted to make sure AHCI MODE, as I swapped the windows for one SSD and files on the standard HARD drive.

Thank you

This is the original factory specifications for your HP Pavilion dv7-4285dx Entertainment Notebook computer. Later model HP portable computers ship with Windows Vista or Windows 7 came with the set of default RAID or SATA AHCI controller. This is probably the case with your computer.

In general, the only time where you can put the SATA controller in IDE mode is if you install Windows XP as AHCI is not supported under XP by default.

If you have any other questions, feel free to ask.

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