ConRoe945G-DVI and AHCI?

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Was going to fit an ssd and I know the board only supports sata2, but wondering if it at least supports ahci, maybe with a later bios.  I couldn't find it on mine.

thanks
joe

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joe pineapples Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 28 Dec 2015 Status: Offline Points: 5	Post Options Post Reply Quote joe pineapples Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: ConRoe945G-DVI and AHCI? Posted: 28 Dec 2015 at 11:26pm
	Was going to fit an ssd and I know the board only supports sata2, but wondering if it at least supports ahci, maybe with a later bios. I couldn't find it on mine. thanks joe

Xaltar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 16 May 2015 Location: Europe Status: Offline Points: 25058	Post Options Post Reply Quote Xaltar Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 29 Dec 2015 at 1:43am
	I highly doubt it but even in IDE mode an SSD will make a huge difference to the responsiveness of your system.

joe pineapples Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 28 Dec 2015 Status: Offline Points: 5	Post Options Post Reply Quote joe pineapples Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 Dec 2015 at 5:33pm
	Thanks for the reply. We went ahead and fitted one, and it has transformed and old pc (plus installed windows 10). :) One other question I meant to ask. As I understand it, this boards chipset will only allow it to use the first 3.2gig of ram (even though windows actually sees 4gig....very frustrating). I don't suppose a bios update was ever done to unlock the extra memory? (if that was ever possible).

wardog Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 15 Jul 2015 Status: Offline Points: 6447	Post Options Post Reply Quote wardog Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 Dec 2015 at 5:52pm
	Unfortunately, No. A BIOS update won't fix the 4GB limit. That is inherent to the 945G chipset itself. 32bit. http://ark.intel.com/products/27720/Intel-82945G-Memory-Controller

joe pineapples Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 28 Dec 2015 Status: Offline Points: 5	Post Options Post Reply Quote joe pineapples Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 Dec 2015 at 6:11pm
	Thanks wardog. Trust me to choose a board with this limitation (2 spare ram sockets going begging to rub it in) :(

wardog Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 15 Jul 2015 Status: Offline Points: 6447	Post Options Post Reply Quote wardog Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 Dec 2015 at 6:53pm
	True, but remember that chipset was around when 512MB and 1GB sticks were the thing. You missed that boat by I believe one newer chipset!