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Convert SATA IDE to AHCI aka – STOP 0x0000007B INACCESSABLE_BOOT_DEVICE

Post author By Vivi The Mage
Post date June 6, 2011
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I recently formatted my IBM x220 into IDE on accident, and wanted to change it from IDE to AHCI. This was a simple procedure, noted by MS :

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922976


Exit all Windows-based programs.
 Click Start, type regedit in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.
If you receive the User Account Control dialog box, click Continue.
Locate and then click one of the following registry subkeys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Msahci
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\IastorV
In the right pane, right-click Start in the Name column, and then click Modify.
In the Value data box, type 0, and then click OK.
On the File menu, click Exit to close Registry Editor.

Now as you reboot, make sure to change it to AHCI in BIOS, and voila, all should be working.

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Craig Ferguson and Stephen Fry “There are some British people who are cool [Mick Jagger, for example], and then there are people like me who seem to be made of tweed.”

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Post date June 2, 2011
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Air Cards

Verizon Mifi 2200 charging via USB cable – turn off tethering

Post author By Vivi The Mage
Post date June 1, 2011
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We decided to roll out a few mifi’s, and we did not like the fact they decide to go into tethering mode when plugged in, and not wifi. So I pulled one open, browsed settings and came up empty.

I backed up the configuration and looked through a few of the settings, and one stood out : routeroverusb, changed that from 0 to 1 and presto!

FIX :

1) Go to IE while connected via Wifi and not hooked up to USB, punch in your Mifi device IP (default 192.168.1.1)
2) In the top right, put in admin as the password (unless you changed it), and hit enter.
3) Click on Advanced > Config File
4) Back up the config file
5) Make a duplicate of that file, and open it up with wordpad/notepad (note MS WORD).
6) Find the line : 0 and change it to 1
7) Save the file, and go back and upload it.

While you are at it, boost the maximum transmit strength from 13 to 25. In the same configuration file, find the line 13 and change it to 25 I do not know where they came up with 25, but I wouldn’t try it myself, might drain the battery on the device more, or cause it to be unstable. I have not tested that.

Now, back in the web administration page, select the File, browse, and then upload file to add the new configuration file. Wait for the upload to complete, you will get a popup/progress bar. The device will then reboot itself. If it doesn’t hard shut it off yourself, and once it’s back running, hook up via wifi (not usb tethered yet), make sure it works, then plug it in.

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Marlon Brando, James Baldwin, Harry Belafonte, Charlton Heston, Joseph Mankiewicz , and Sidney Poitier discuss the Civil Rights Movement, on the same day as MLK’s “I have a dream” speech. August 28, 1963.

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Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, Ricky Gervais, and Louis CK discussing comedy

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Post date May 30, 2011
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James Franco interviews performance artist Marina Abramovic

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Post date May 29, 2011
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Dean Martin and Goldie Hawn

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Post date May 29, 2011
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Hard Drives

Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2 128GB in x220 – modded to 7mm

Post author By Vivi The Mage
Post date May 27, 2011
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This was a very simple mod, did not require anything, other then 4 new/shorter screws to replace the ones that were longer on the M4, and a bit of electrical tape. Without hte electrical tape, the drive was undetected, it was shorting out by touching the metal top…so there is a reason to the spacer :).

So far battery life has improved over the 320gb 7200rpm drive the x220 came with. I’d say a good 30 minutes over a usage. The battery still needs a bit of burn in though.

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EDIT : Thanks to mark for commenting, you can get these screws :
“The screws are M2X3MM part #10124 from laptopscrews.com.”

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