Hi Radu, A couple of months ago I made an entry-level server w/ serial ATA HD work with SL 4 by just setting the BIOS compatibility mode to IDE (PATA+SATA) compatible mode. __ Rogerio 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. > > 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. > > Does anybody know any other solution or workaround? > > Thanks, > Radu Iliescu >