Helios 300 - Disabling HDD doesn't work

AlbyM
AlbyM Member Posts: 7

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edited November 2023 in 2020 Archives
Hello Everyone,

I got a weird issue with my Helios 300. Although I disabled the HDDs from the bios, this is completely ignored and all HDDs are still operational.

Is it a known bug?

Thanks

Answers

  • Ahmao95
    Ahmao95 Member Posts: 13

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    edited June 2020
    How do you disable at bios? I cant find any option to disable it
  • AlbyM
    AlbyM Member Posts: 7

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    The option is available only if you set SATA mode to AHCI. Then it should appear, after reboot, below Intel VTX and VTD options
  • @AlbyM Can you provide the exact model of the notebook? Example an515-51-75kz.
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  • xapim
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    edited June 2020
    AlbyM i am just wondering why would someone want to disable the hdd in the bios if i wouldnt want the hdd i would just physically remove it  ;)


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  • AlbyM
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    For example if you want to avoid any access to a secure hard drive from an insecure image. 
  • xapim
    xapim ACE Posts: 7,257 Pathfinder
    AlbyM in that case i would just encrypt the drive 


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  • AlbyM
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    @AlbyM Can you provide the exact model of the notebook? Example an515-51-75kz.
    Exact model is PH315-52-710B, thanks
  • Can you post some pictures of the bios settings? I ask this, because the service manual does not show the option sata configuration or storagechangeconfiguration in the bios of this model. Also, your model probably has bios version 1.06, correct?
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  • AlbyM
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    I updated it to 1.11. The option is available only if you set sata mode to ahci







  • Then you can only disable the sata port on the hard drive, if the sata mode is in ahci. Probably this change will cause bsods at windows startup.
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  • AlbyM
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    What do you mean? Windows is running in ahci mode because I did the procedure to let windows use the controller in ahci mode instead of RST, but the point is that if the bios has a “disable” setting for an HDD port, it should really disable the hard drive, instead it’s working as if I never disabled it. It seems like a bug to me, maybe no one has never tried that because who should do this in a Windows gaming laptop? But I am not using it just for gaming, hence the need to disable hard drives occasionally. What do you suggest? Does Acer have a bug tracker or something?
  • What I would advise is that you try to update the bios to see if you fix the bug. In addition, you can also access the bios and press f9 to restore it and then press f10 to save and exit. Then turn off the notebook, disconnect the power adapter and press the power button for 12 seconds to reset the battery. Then, check if the bug still occurs.
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  • AlbyM
    AlbyM Member Posts: 7

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    Thanks for the suggestions but unfortunately I already tried these things. Is there an official bug track or official support somewhere?
  • can you inform the version of the bios? Does the same problem occur when upgrading to the latest version?
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