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Radu Iliescu wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am trying to install SL 4.5 on a computer (ACER Power F6) with a SATA h
> ard
> disk. During the installation the hard disk drive is not recognized.
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> A workaround could be to change the disk with a IDE (PATA) hard disk,
> install SL, get the drivers for SATA controller and then migrate the syst
> em
> to the SATA hard disk. Here the problem is that the computer is sealed an
> d I
> don't want to lose the warranty.
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> Does anybody know any other solution or workaround?
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> Thanks,
> Radu Iliescu
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>
You could try checking your bios for SATA settings. Quite often you can
change the way the controller behaves, although I can't recall the
terminology they use for it. It should be listed as something like
Enhanced or Legacy. Try flipping that setting and see what you get.
Cheers,
Mark
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Mr. Mark V. Stodola
Digital Systems Engineer
National Electrostatics Corp.
P.O. Box 620310
Middleton, WI 53562-0310 USA
Phone: (608) 831-7600
Fax: (608) 831-9591
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