I can't speak for the Intel 865 chipset, but my Asus A7N8X-Deluxe (nForce2 chipset) with a Silicon Image Si112A SATA/RAID controller works just fine. 2.4.21/22 kernels have support for the controller, it worked with no problem. I was even able to get UDMA working, though I do have to call hdparm from a script at boot time. I would recommend downloading a newer kernel (2.4.22-rc*. for example), and perusing $KERNEL/Documentation and/or running 'make [menu|x]config', to see if your SATA controller has a driver already in the kernel. If not, I'd visit http://www.linux-ide.org/ which has some links and information as well. -- Chris <quote who="Chuck"> > I am putting a new computer together and from what I found by > searching the net it looks like there is a problem with Linux and > serial ATA. Just wondering if any one had first hand experience. _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list