I have two SSD images from two different modern Dell laptops that use the new BIOS that allows you to set your boot mode to “legacy” and then set your SATA mode to AHCI or “Raid mode” (Intel Rapid Storage Technology). These laptops were set to legacy boot and RAID mode to allow Windows 7 to run on them.

Now, these SSD images cannot run when restored to computers that only have AHCI mode. Windows 7 appears to boot correctly and it spends a few seconds on the logo-loading screen and then it goes straight to a blue screen with a STOP 0x0000007b error. The same thing happens in the original laptops if the SATA mode is changed from RAID to AHCI.

I need to run these images in VirtualBox but I get the same BSOD. My question is: Is there something I can change on either VirtualBox or the restored image itself that may allow Windows to succesfully complete the startup process?

I’ve tried setting VirtualBox to use all different controller options (IDE with its different chipsets, SATA, SCSI and SaS) with no success.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions or comments.

Source: windows 7 – Running OS image from Dell Laptop (set to RAID mode) in VirtualBox – Super User