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On Apr 21, 2012 5:26 PM, "Philip Webb" <purslow@××××××××.net> wrote: |
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> 120421 Graham Murray wrote: |
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> > pk <peterk2@××××××××.se> writes: |
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> >> On 2012-04-21 04:12, Philip Webb wrote: |
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> >>> It's an Asus P5G41T-M LX & the manual says : |
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> >> the chipset on that mobo is G41 (released in 2008) and it combines |
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> >> with ICH7 which unfortunately doesn't seem to support AHCI. |
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> > If it is an ICH which does not support AHCI, then try the option |
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> > for "Intel ESB, ICH, PIIX3, PIIX4 PATA/SATA Support" |
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> > which generates the PIIX driver. |
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> Thanks enormously ! -- that's the solution (ATA_PIIX). |
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> I'm surprised that the newer mobo (G41) dropped support for AHCI |
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> which the older mobo (G33) had, but it shouldn't make much difference |
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> & I'm planning to build an upto-date machine later in the year. |
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That's Intel for you. Similar situation with their CPUs. |
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I always feel depressed if I have to purchase an Intel CPU. Feature support |
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(e.g. VT-x) are not guaranteed to exist, even when the CPU is a new one. |
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Rgds, |
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