You may check the SATA support status at this links: http://www.linuxmafia.com/faq/Hardware/sata.html http://linux.yyz.us/sata/sata-status.html >From these, I think that your chipset is supported in 2.6 kernel, but I don't know if this information is related to 2.6.8 Debian ships. Could you try using 2.6 kernel? You should type 'linux26' when booting Sarge installer. Bye, Giuseppe