For the record, I "solved" the problem by installing Ubuntu 5.10. Installation worked well - both the network card and the SATA interface were detected. Ubuntu can be found at http://www.ubuntulinux.org/ Still, after installation, there was a poblem with the ATI graphics card in the machine. I fixed that problem by following the instructions in this HOWTO: http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=22496 Gabor