> So in my case, is there a workaround to get it going? > > 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) SATA AHCI Controller not detected on boot > in Thinkpad T61 The ICH8M/M-E isn't known by the FC7 install kernel (its a tiny bit too new) Booting with ata_generic.all_generic_ide=1 as a boot option if the controller is in non-AHCI mode may help, otherwise you need a newer install image from someone.