Amdsata Service Defaults in Windows 7
AHCI 1.2 Device Driver by Advanced Micro Devices.
Default Settings
| Startup type: | Manual |
| Display name: | Amdsata |
| Service name: | amdsata |
| Service type: | kernel |
| Error control: | normal |
| Group: | SCSI miniport |
| Path: | %SystemRoot%\system32\DRIVERS\amdsata.sys |
| Registry key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\amdsata |
Default Behavior
Amdsata is a kernel device driver. In Windows 7 it won't be started if the user doesn't start it. If Amdsata fails to start, Windows 7 attempts to write the failure details into Event Log. Then Windows 7 startup should proceed and the user should be notified that the amdsata service is not running because of the error.
Restore Default Startup Configuration of Amdsata
1. Run the Command Prompt as an administrator.
2. Copy the command below, paste it into the command window and press ENTER:
sc config amdsata start= demand
3. Close the command window and restart the computer.
The amdsata service is using the amdsata.sys file that is located in the C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS directory. If the file is removed or corrupted, read this article to restore its original version from Windows 7 installation media.