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How do I use on-board SATA ports on Intel ICHx or equivalent system (e.g. HP with AMD chipset or VIA) as Test Host?

April 26, 2017AMD equivalent HP Intel on-board ports SATA system

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How do I use on-board SATA ports on Intel ICHx or equivalent system (e.g. HP with AMD chipset or VIA) as Test Host?

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Swap the Operation System to add-on PCI or PIC-E, IDE or SATA controller. In the BIOS configure to the on-board SATA IDE mode or AHCI Mode if available; then restart the system and boot from the operating system on the add-on card. After booting into the operating system in the Windows XP, it is recommended to install the AHCI driver from manufacturer. In Windows Vista, the operating system comes with Microsoft standard AHCI driver. User may choose to install AHCI driver from manufacturer if needed. Verify that the AHCI drivers are installed successfully in Device Manager->Hardware->ID ATA/ATAPI Controllers. Finally, you might be required to reboot your system after installing the manufacture driver; then your on-board SATA ports are ready to be used as the Test Host.