Error installing FC6 x86_64

[Alan]

> That brings up a question...what *should* it be?  It was set in the
> BIOS to IDE.  As I understand it, to get the most speed/features out
> of these drives, it should be set to AHCI, correct?

Correct - AHCI turns on all the features like queued commands that make
SATA actually any more than PATA with a funny cable.

> Also, I've already done a couple OS installs on these drives, so it
> would appear changing the setting to AHCI will cause me to reinstall
> those OS's.

Possibly. Some older OS's (Linux and non Linux) also lack AHCI support
entirely.