Windows 10: why does drive that is ahci show ide in interface type

when i go to cmd and type wmic diskdrive get InterfaceType it says its ide even though its ahci

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AHCI vs regular Native IDE


If you want to change IDE to AHCI in windows 10, without a clean install, do the following steps:

• Open Command Prompt (Admin)
• type: bcdedit /set {current} safeboot minimal
• Restart PC and go into you BIOS -> Set IDE to AHCI
• Windows 10 will start if Safe Mode
• Open Command Prompt (Admin)
• type: bcdedit /deletevalue {current} safeboot
• Restart and Windows 10 should load with AHCI enabled now

Until now, I had a 100% succes rate with this, but in the case Windows 10 wouldn't start, go back into your BIOS and set AHCI to IDE.

 

New SATA2 Drive - AHCI or IDE?

Go back into your device manager and change the view to devices by connection. See where/which controllers your HDD and DVD show up in. If its listed under an UltraATA/IDE Channel, the drives in IDE.

 

New SATA2 Drive - AHCI or IDE?

Gah, im getting really confused with all this crap. I'd rather reinstall the OS as opposed to modifying my current install etc like you suggest Tigger. I just want to configure my HD to run at optimal performance levels i paid for, not some half-arsed IDE mode. It's just proving to be a real pain in the ass. I think i'll just go with AHCI mode, RAID does not and will not interest me. Still, im stuck on what to do. I know im going to re-install the OS, but i don't have a Floppy Drive, nor do i even have the proper connectors for one on my PSU. AHCI needs drivers during the OS install to function properly.

Is there ANY way i can use a USB drive and put the AHCI drivers on there for when i re-install OS?

The manual is SO fu**ing useless.