On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 1:12 PM, Russ Fineman wrote:

The hardware compatibility list appears to be out of date. Has anyone had any experience with the following??

Processor Speed 2.40 GHz, 1066 FSB, 8MB Processor Type Intel(R) Core™ 2 Quad RAM 4 GB, 667MHZ DDR2 SDRAM (4 Modules) Hard Drive Size 150 GB SATA (Will replace with 2x320GB Maxtor drives that are in my present system)

Motherboard is an Intel with 975 chip set.

Any comments would be helpful. One of my main concerns is will I have to use the 2.6.22.18-SL103_BRANCH_20080221152521-default kernel so it will boot past the SATA controllers. My present ASUS motherboard with SIS SATA controlers will only boot with the above kernel or with 11.0 alpha 2. Have not had time to try Beta 1.

I've never had a lick of trouble with Sata controllers, beginning even before 2.6.18. My machine has 82801GB/GR/GH (ICH7 Family) Serial ATA Storage Controllers and no problem booting. I would try the current default kernel, and see where it leads. (The default kernel is also the smp kernel, and you will want the x86_64, or you won't see all your memory). All my machines have sata, and none have problems. If asus has, all the more reason to avoid them. -- ----------JSA--------- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Russ Fineman wrote:

The hardware compatibility list appears to be out of date. Has anyone had any experience with the following??

Processor Speed 2.40 GHz, 1066 FSB, 8MB Processor Type Intel® Core™ 2 Quad RAM 4 GB, 667MHZ DDR2 SDRAM (4 Modules) Hard Drive Size 150 GB SATA (Will replace with 2x320GB Maxtor drives that are in my present system)

Motherboard is an Intel with 975 chip set.

Any comments would be helpful. One of my main concerns is will I have to use the 2.6.22.18-SL103_BRANCH_20080221152521-default kernel so it will boot past the SATA controllers. My present ASUS motherboard with SIS SATA controlers will only boot with the above kernel or with 11.0 alpha 2. Have not had time to try Beta 1.

Yes, you will. SIS, as usual is lame at best. Other than that, I don't think you'll have any problems. Fred -- MickySoft Aims to Lasso Everything With Live Mesh. What will get "lassoed" is your private data as hackers, virus and trojan writers have a field day! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Russ Fineman wrote:

The hardware compatibility list appears to be out of date. Has anyone had any experience with the following??

Processor Speed 2.40 GHz, 1066 FSB, 8MB Processor Type Intel® Core™ 2 Quad RAM 4 GB, 667MHZ DDR2 SDRAM (4 Modules) Hard Drive Size 150 GB SATA (Will replace with 2x320GB Maxtor drives that are in my present system)

Motherboard is an Intel with 975 chip set.

Any comments would be helpful. One of my main concerns is will I have to use the 2.6.22.18-SL103_BRANCH_20080221152521-default kernel so it will boot past the SATA controllers. My present ASUS motherboard with SIS SATA controlers will only boot with the above kernel or with 11.0 alpha 2. Have not had time to try Beta 1.

Thanks for any insight!

Russ, Have you gone through your BIOS options thoroughly to see if you have the option to set the sata controller for boot or set sata as the primary boot method. It could be a boot "other" setting as well. The last 3 boards I built all had those subtle options hidden in the BIOS. -- David C. Rankin, J.D., P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org