[Help] Mainboard SATA Controller mode (IDE/AHCI etc)

[Xgelis]

Hey folks,

I need some advise as per topic.
My Mainboard: MSI H97 Gaming 3 (just bought this past weekend, still assembling the hardware.)
My drives: x1 SSD (OS Win7 Home 64bit) + x2 HDD (Data) + x1 DVD-Rom/Writer

Question: I read that for SSD, setting the SATA controller mode in BIOS settings to AHCI is recommended/better?
Can I set the mode individually for each drives or is the setting like 1-for-all?
Meaning I would want to set only the SSD to AHCI mode, while the rest IDE mode.
Is this possible or if I set AHCI mode, it applies for all drives?

Would appreciate your expert advise on the above.
Thanks!

Taken from mainboard online manual and further below, seems like my mainboard only has x1 controller for all x6 SATA 6.0Gb/s ports.

 

[yankees27sg]

not sure about individual setting for each drive but AHCI is the only way to go for better performance..

btw, u need to set it before installing windows...

perhaps some expert here can help

 

[Xgelis]

not sure about individual setting for each drive but AHCI is the only way to go for better performance..

btw, u need to set it before installing windows...

perhaps some expert here can help

Noted on the AHCI mode setting prior to Win7 OS installation, but will my DVD Rom drive be ''compatible'' or it doesn't matter.

Also, do I need to pre-install AHCI drivers or something? Or just do so after OS installation has been completed?