Hi Gang! I've got this (now old) Gigabyte motherboard (GA-7N400 Pro2), I've had it for just over 3 years. I use it, so far, with only PATA devices. I'm toying with the idea of buying a matched pair of SATA drives and when I install Centos 5 (hopefully soon), building it with software raid (using the two drives as mirrors of each other). Now, I wouldn't have ever even thought of this question, except I've been reading recently that most/many/some new motherboards, those few that still offer PATA, often cannot boot from PATA any more because the manufacturer has saved a couple of bucks by not putting a suitable PATA chip on the board. Now, given that this board is 3 years old (designed even longer ago than that), I'm wondering if the SATA support is complete? That is, can Centos 5 boot from SATA on such a board? or am I merely an old man who worries needlessly? Thanks for the opinions! -- ---- Fred Smith -- fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us ----------------------------- But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. ------------------------------- Romans 5:8 (niv) ------------------------------ -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20070506/ac29e485/attachment-0004.sig>