Dell Studio XPS 8000 Support Question
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Question posted by cbitalvas on September 19th, 2014
Dell Studio Xps 8000 How To Activate Ahci
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Answer #1: Posted by DellJesse1 on September 19th, 2014 7:54 AM
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cbitalvas,
The bios only has the option of choosing ATA or RAID. There is no option to choose AHCI.
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Setup Guide - Page 9
Setting Up Your Studio XPS Desktop
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Setup Guide - Page 10
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Setup Guide - Page 12
Setting Up Your Studio XPS Desktop
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Setup Guide - Page 15
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To connect to the Internet, you are... the latest BIOS and drivers for setup instructions.
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Setup Guide - Page 17
Setting Up Your Studio XPS Desktop
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... Reader or an additional hard drive.
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Using Your Studio XPS Desktop
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Hard drive activity light -
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Line-in or microphone connector - Using Your Studio XPS Desktop
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Setup Guide - Page 25
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Using Your Studio XPS Desktop
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Setup Guide - Page 62
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