On Wed, 2007-09-05 at 12:17 +0800, Stephen Liu wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
> 
> CPU Athlon64 X2 AM2
> SATA DVD Writer
> 
You could look at the BIOS settings for your SATA - do you have the
option of setting it to 'legacy' mode?

Also have you thought about using an ordinary IDE CD-ROM drive to boot
from?
They sit about on shelves in many places, or you can cannibalise one
from an old PC.