Re: [wlug] Where to buy and get good advice on computers which will operate with Ubuntu Breezy

By way of an add-on, see if the bios supurts making the sata interface look like standard ide. if this option exists than even old 2.4 kernels will work. albeit a little slower as they work via the bios not DMA

I've not heard of any problems with SATA harddisks though - just SATA controllers. Best tip here is to look up the SATA chipset being used on the motherboard, and check to see if it is supported in Linux.

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