On Jun 8, 2006, at 8:37, Johnny Hughes wrote: > If this hasn't worked for a long period of time and then just > failed (in > other words, this is a new install and has never worked properly) > then I > would suspect driver related issues. This is a brand new PC (IBM/Lenovo ThinkCentre M51) with 4GB of memory (but the Intel chipset can only address 3GB, so that's all that's available to the OS), a new 160 GB SATA drive, and a fresh install. > I would suggest the following: > > 1. Make sure you have the latest system BIOS available from the > motherboard manufacturer. If you have a controller for the SATA > drives > that is not on the motherboard, make sure it has the latest BIOS > offered > by the manufacturer. Since the PC is brand new (well, 2 months old), I assume it has the latest and greatest BIOS, but I will double check that. > 2. Make sure you have the latest bios for the hard drive(s) in > question > if there are bios updates provided from the hard drive manufacturer > (that is the case with some SATA hard drives). The drive was purchased last week, so again I think it's the latest and greatest. But how do I check this? > 3. Look in the BIOS for settings that concern the drives (either in > the > motherboard or a separate controller) and ensure you understand what > each one does and that they are set appropriately for Linux > operations. I will do that when I'm back at the PC (I'm in training all day today). > 4. See if the controller manufacturer or the motherboard manufacturer > provide Linux Drivers for the SATA controllers that might be newer > than > the ones in the Linux kernel. Good ideas. I will definitely have to look into this. Does anyone know if Lenovo is providing Linux drivers at this point? Alfred