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eSATA SATA AHCI Versus ATA Windows 7

Drew — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:09:40 +0000

If you are having trouble with eSATA devices not showing up under Windows 7 be sure to check your SATA settings in your bios. On my Dell Latitude system, using ATA mode versus AHCI mode prevents eSATA devices from functioning.

Careful though, you can’t change from ATA to AHCI mode with out making the registry change contained within. Read more to find out how..

AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) enables native command queuing and hot-plugging through SATA host controllers (Serial-ATA) for your hard drives. In many scenarios it enables more efficient multi-tasking. Vista was the first Windows OS to support AHCI out of the box, where as Windows 7 does the same. But an issue with AHCI is that if you install the OS without enabling AHCI in the BIOS, enabling it after installation will render your OS unusable. This is because Windows disable the AHCI driver since it is not needed during the installation.

There is one way to fix this, although you need to have knowledge of registry editing. The detailed steps from Microsoft are as follows:

To resolve this issue, enable the AHCI driver in the registry before you change the SATA mode of the boot drive. To do this, follow these steps:

Exit all Windows-based programs.
Click Start, type regedit in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.
If you receive the User Account Control dialog box, click Continue.
Locate and then click the following registry subkey:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/System/CurrentControlSet/Services/Msahci

In the right pane, right-click Start in the Name column, and then click Modify.
In the Value data box, type 0, and then click OK.
On the File menu, click Exit to close Registry Editor.

After this you’ll have to restart your computer, go to BIOS and enable AHCI. When you log in to Windows again, you’ll notice the installation of drivers for AHCI. Another restart will be required to finish the driver installation.

Monster Truck Show

Drew — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:56:39 +0000

You may be a redneck if . . . you have spent more on your pickup truck than on your education.

I’m in this months issue of Kiteboarding Magazine

admin — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 14:51:54 +0000

My previous Claim to Fame may be retired due to Volume 11 Issue 4 of Kiteboarding magazine…

I’m on page 57.

Click to Zoom…

Alfie’s “It Could Happen” Birthday Sky Diving Extravaganza

admin — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 20:53:29 +0000

Alfie’s “It Could Happen” Birthday Sky Diving Extravaganza!

Office Sunset

admin — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:28:46 +0000

A sunset from my new office…

New Office

admin — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:47:10 +0000

I moved out of the Drewbicle and into a new office this week.

ICON A5 Aircraft

admin — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 20:35:50 +0000

ICON A5 - scheduled release in 2011.

Next up - Sports Pilot License!

Drew OConnor and Jeremy Lund at the BVI Kite Jam

admin — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 21:45:41 +0000

www.BVIKiteJam.com has been updated with event photos and video.

Keep an eye out for me here!

Drew O’Connor Burlington Vermont Lake Water Temperature

admin — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:32:03 +0000

Burlington Vermont Lake Champlain Water Temperature.

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Xcode, Subversion Error: 155007 (Path is not a working copy directory)

admin — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:38:15 +0000

Xcode, Subversion Error: 155007 (Path is not a working copy directory)

- Solution within.

If you have created your project and would like to add subversion control to it afterwards, use the following steps to resolve this error:

1) Setup subversion in XCODE and select the subversion repository for this project.

3) Click SCM -> Repository and then the IMPORT icon. This will move the local copy to the subversion repository.

5) Delete your local copy

6) Finally CHECKOUT the project from subversion (this will create the subversion .svn folders)