In message <519794e9.6080...@sneakertech.com>, Quartz <qua...@sneakertech.com> wrote:
>> 3) Assuming that I want to do this stuff, what BIOS options should I >> be setting or unsetting on the motherboard? > >You need the sata ports running in straight up pure ahci mode (as >opposed to "IDE mode" or "compatible" or something that emulates old >style parallel-ata). OK. Thanks Quartz,. I'll make it a point to check for that. >Be aware that Windows up through XP doesn't support ... No worries. The system in question is only running FreeBSD. Someday soon it may be running debian, but *never* will it be running windoze. >You'll also almost certainly want to disable any motherboard-based raid >options too, as they tend to be complete crap. OK. I never use RAID in any form anyway, so it probably is already disabled, but I'll make a point to double check. Thanks! _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
