ok so based on some front-page comments, I decided to pick up a small, cheap SSD to do some Smart Response with my 1TB games drive. The people doing it seemed to be really into the idea and I thought sure, it's a cheap way to speed up game loading.
So I got the drive and figured it was as easy as plugging it in and installing the RST app and set up a cache in the software. I was wrong. After reading it seems I have to put the SATA controller into RAID mode, and THEN it's as easy as setting up a cache in software. No big deal, right? I pop into the UEFI and switch the controller and reboot and after Windows 8 futzed around for a little bit, it crashed. No boot. Switched back to AHCI and I can at least use my system again.
Reinstalling Windows is a huge PITA because of the other software I have to set up along with it. My Steam library is safe because it's on another drive, but I've got lots of other stuff on my main SSD. Is there a way around it? I've got an ASUS P8Z77-V LK motherboard with the latest BIOS and other useful, compatible hardware running Windows 8 Pro.