SATA and FC1

ThatEvoGuy ThatEvoGuy at insightbb.com
Fri Mar 19 16:33:18 UTC 2004


On Fri, 2004-03-19 at 10:20, Robin Laing wrote:
> ThatEvoGuy wrote:
> > I have upgraded from RH9 to FC1 and I'm never looking to go back to
> > Window$.
> > 
> > Anyway, I'm looking to buy a new Dell 8100 desktop with dual 120g SATA
> > drives in a non RAID configuration.  The only thing that is holding me
> > back is the uncertainty of FC1 being able to recognize the SATA drives,
> > and working correctly.
> > 
> > Can anyone shed some light on this subject for me so I can buy that new
> > pc?  :)
> > 
> > FYI, I'm using kernel 2.4.22-1.2174.nptl, with all current updates using
> > yum, and my current PC is rock solid.
> > 
> > Thanks in advance.
> > Wayne
> > 
> > 
> 
> New box with ASUS MB and SATA drives work great.  I also have an IDE 
> drive as I wasn't to sure about SATA when I purchased the computer. 
> Latest kernel recognized the SATA controller and that it was a RAID 
> controller.  I am using md, not the MB RAID.
> 
> With this in mind, I boot off of the IDE drive and just use the SATA 
> drives in a md RAID for /home.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Robin Laing
> 

Thanks for the info, it gives me hope.  When you say latest kernel, are
you using 2.6.x or 2.4.x?





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