Jason Pyeron wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Jason Pyeron >> Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2014 18:16 >> >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: centos-bounces at centos.org >> > [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of John R Pierce >> > Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2014 17:34 >> > To: centos at centos.org >> > Subject: Re: [CentOS] Install Centos 6 x86_64 on Dell >> > PowerEdge 2970 and aSSD (hardware probing issues) >> > >> > On 8/31/2014 2:03 PM, Jason Pyeron wrote: >> > > Yes. They support internal SATA drives, we are changing >> > from spinning drives to SSD. I am working with Dell to get a >> > BIOS patch, but I wont hold my breath. >> > >> > is the SATA interface in AHCI mode or legacy IDE emulation? >> >> Good question, I will ask Dell. The BIOS only has Off and >> Auto as choices. Is there a preference I should shoot for? > > So the dell tech says it only supports ATA (IDE) mode. [Sorry for the > accidental forward] > > Now I have to find an alternative to supporting a SSD boot device on a > SATA port in IDE (ATA) mode. > Ok, I see - it's an old 2970 - I see the manuals on Dell's site were last revised in 2011. We got rid of all our 2950's (except for one, I think, or two, and they're another team's). IIRC, they did have a choice of AHCI or RAID, and I think there may have been one other option. Unless this is *really* old, I can't imagine that they actually have a physical IDE or EIDE interface, so there should be some way around this. mark