> "Christopher J. Bottaro" wrote: > I have the exact same problem on my Dell Inspiron 6000: Yes, but do you also have the 82801FBM chip? Execute "lspci -v -v". Please look for the line like this: 00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801FBM (ICH6M) SATA Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 80 [Master]) I could very well be wrong, but I think that is where the wheels come off the wagon. I'm hoping someone with in-depth kernel knowledge will notice this thread and suggest a solution. I suspect a kernel compilation can provide a work-around, but not the optimum solution. Ray -- This is an email sent via the webforum on http://fcp.homelinux.org http://fcp.homelinux.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?post_id=48341&topic_id=12166&forum=10#forumpost48341