> the root of the problem is that ich5 (8086/24db) is one of > intel's first attempts at a sata/ide controller, and it doesn't > work very well. there are ways for the sata controller to > wedge the ide side of things, and vice versa. > > 9atom has a number of defenses against this. you may > be able to boot with it, but mixing sata and ide on ich5 > basically doesn't work. the easy and cheep solution is > to get a sata cdrom.
Erik, That's really interesting...how do you keep up with all that hardware? I'll give it a try with a sata cdrom. Thanks! -Justin
