AHCI, Windows 7 and can only boot with Windows DVD present
- by Rob Pridham
Foolishly, I installed Windows 7 with my new SSD set to IDE. I would like to change it to AHCI. I have done this before, with a different motherboard.
What happens:
I set the controller to AHCI in the BIOS; I also check correct boot order
On boot, I get the 'BOOTMGR not found' error
I use the Windows Recovery Console on the DVD
Diskpart etc can…