Swift 3 SF315-51G: Cant change SATA mode to AHCI

Isam

Hello,

I am writing this post about a problem that has drove me crazy over the past week, i have scoured every forum and site about this problem but only one person seems to have the same exact problem so far in this link:

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/631781/swift-3-sf315-51g-56ek-changing-sata-mode-to-ahci?tab=all

however, his situation didn't get completely resolved and he was using Ubuntu while im on windows 11.

Description of the situation:

I am on a swift 3 SF315-51G with windows 11 and i am interested in installing linux on it (mainly arch linux), but the first step I saw was that I need to change my sata mode from RAID to AHCI, but when i booted into the BIOS I didn't find the option to change the sata mode.

Most reddit posts said that pressing ctrl+s on the Main tab of the bios should show the settings but it didn't work for me even though i tried it on every tab. (tried this in safe mode too)

Intel optane is disabled on Intel Rapid Storage technology.

I checked my sata mode using the terminal just in case the BIOS was showing me the wrong configuration but it was also RAID.

i am on BIOS v1.04.

TL;DR: i cant change my sata mode to AHCI from RAID so i can download ARCH.

GAMING6698

Disable VMD controller from BIOS.

Disabling the Intel VMD (Volume Management Device) controller in your BIOS can effectively switch your storage controller behavior from RAID (Intel RST) mode to a more standard AHCI mode. This means you may not necessarily need to find or change a separate "SATA mode" option if disabling VMD is available.