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Re: x86_64 on sata raptor drive.



On Wed, 2004-12-01 at 21:50 +0000, CHRIS WAKEFIELD wrote:
> Greetings all.
> 
> I'm thinking of buying a 36 gig wd raptor 10,000 rpm blah, blah.
> 
> Does anyone have any suggestions Re: installing x86_64 debian on this drive?
> 
> Special options, drivers and such?  Will the install kernel see the drive? 

I haven't had any problems with this drive (actually the 72GB version),
but the real question is will the kernel see the SATA controller.
Drives are not a problem normally, controllers are a pain.  I'm using
nforce3, had no trouble on the install.

Check the K8 boards FAQ on alioth for more info.

-jwb



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