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Inaccessible boot device - reinstall storage controller

Anonymous
2019-06-20T07:55:45+00:00

Hi,

I have a Dell Precision 3530 with a PCIe SSD. In a try to get Windows to see my newly installed secondary m.2 SATA SSD, I've set the "BIOS" (UEFI) from RAID mode to AHCI mode. The boot was unsuccessful, now I get BSOD with "Inaccessible boot device" even after reverting to RAID mode.

Prior to the AHCI reboot, I've also removed both* Intel Rapid Storage controller drivers so that the default Microsoft Storage Space controller be used in the AHCI mode.

* In the Storage controllers branch in Device Manager, I had four entries: An Intel RST, an Intel RST Premium, and two MS Storage Space controller instances. This is how I received the laptop from the reseller.

Right now Windows sees my system disk, partitions and files. I can use the recovery command line, or boot to a recovery safe mode (e.g., not my OS). No booting though. Automatic repair cannot fix the problem.

The system disk has GPT partitions. diskpart / list vol shows my partitions with no flags in the Info column, except for the ESP partition which is hidden.

Is there any way to reinstall/reset the missing/problematic storage controller drivers?

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-06-22T08:27:36+00:00

    As I wrote, reverting to RAID did not solve the problem.

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-06-22T08:26:54+00:00

    Of course it is.

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  3. Anonymous
    2019-06-20T13:59:06+00:00

    I agree, the SATA controller should be set to RAID if you are using an M.2 SATA drive. 

    The only reason to change it to AHCI is if you want to run an NVMe M.2 drive.  And even then you have to protect your boot since the actual boot drive may also be changing its controller.

    My system, which has one M.2 SATA drive and one 2.5 inch SATA SSD, is only showing the Microsoft storage spaces driver in the Storage Controllers area.

    If you have trouble booting even after changing back to RAID, set the system to boot into safe mode after the controller has been changed.  Once in SAFE mode, which allows for a controller change without an repair operation, reboot back into normal.

    Make sure the Windows Boot Manger is still set as primary boot device in the Bios.

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  4. VARADHARAJAN K 9,681 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2019-06-20T13:22:04+00:00

    change   achi to raid  mode, try to boot again .

    or else keep only windows partition hard disk ,  reset bios default settings or load optimum settings

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  5. Anonymous
    2019-06-20T08:17:40+00:00

    In the BIOS have you looked at the Boot list to see if the proper disk is bootable?

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