HP N36L/N40L/N54L Microserver Updated AHCI BIOS Support.

coolamasta

Trying to make up my mind which BIOS to use out of the one in this thread and the one mentioned in the following thread - http://www.avforums.com/forums/15113684-post355.html (Is that the Russian one?)

g725s

Is this only the latest HP BIOS or is this a modified version of the latest HP BIOS?

demetris

Modified version of the latest bios.

coolamasta

What should I use guys or will either of them get me the same end result?

demetris

This one, is the latest and greatest the other one is old news thanks to the bay

coolamasta

Excellent, thanks bud will get this installed on both mine MicroServers on the weekend then

coolamasta

Right, installed the BIOS update on my MicroServers yesterday and the 4/5th SATA port now definitely works as SATA but im still concerned that in the BIOS post it still says IDE Hard Disk as per my pic below?!

Is everyone getting this and is there a way to test in Windows 2k8 R2 that the drives are running as AHCI and not IDE??

                                                                                                                                       

demetris

Did you enter bios and make the appropriate changes?

coolamasta

Yes its set to ACHI in the BIOS as opposed to IDE or RAID which is why its strange, or is it supposed to read like that in the BIOS? TheBay?   I don't care what the BIOS says as long as Windows is seeing ACHI mode etc...

psikey

Mine shows same. Once they are AHCI you should get them showing in the eject device icon (where USB drives normally show). Mine do (but HP N40L).