Why does my computer hang when using AHCI instead of IDE mode?
I have a **Corsair SSD** (*CMFSSD-128GBG2D*) with the latest firmware installed (*VBM19C1Q*) and it was running wonderful when my sata controller was configured using the IDE option in my BIOS, however my computer does not have an e-SATA port built in so I installed one using one of my SATA ports. After this, everything ran fine, however I would need to reboot my computer in order for my external drive to show up (you cannot hot swap drives in IDE mode), so I decided to switch to AHCI mode and reinstall windows. Since I did that, my computer hangs all the time whenever I try to multitask. CPU utilization is not spiking at all. Is there anything I can do to fix this problem. I would prefer not to have to switch back to IDE mode.

**Computer Specs:**

 * Windows 7 Ultimate x64
 * Intel i7 960 @3.20 GHz
 * 6GB DDR3 1666 RAM
 * Intel DX58S0 Motherboard
 * Corsair CMFSSD-128GBG2D SSD
 * NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280
Why does my computer hang when using AHCI instead of IDE mode?
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I have a **Corsair SSD** (*CMFSSD-128GBG2D*) with the latest firmware installed (*VBM19C1Q*) and it was running wonderful when my sata controller was configured using the IDE option in my BIOS, however my computer does not have an e-SATA port built in so I installed one using one of my SATA ports. After this, everything ran fine, however I would need to reboot my computer in order for my external drive to show up (you cannot hot swap drives in IDE mode), so I decided to switch to AHCI mode and reinstall windows. Since I did that, my computer hangs all the time whenever I try to multitask. CPU utilization is not spiking at all. Is there anything I can do to fix this problem. I would prefer not to have to switch back to IDE mode.

**Computer Specs:**

 * Windows 7 Ultimate x64
 * Intel i7 960 @3.20 GHz
 * 6GB DDR3 1666 RAM
 * Intel DX58S0 Motherboard
 * Corsair CMFSSD-128GBG2D SSD
 * NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280