Re: lenovo s205 installation problems
On Sat 04 Feb 2012 at 14:12:10 +0000, Russell L. Harris wrote:
> (2) The BIOS setup gives two options for "SATA Controller working
> mode"; they are AHCI and IDE ("compatible mode"). Some of the
> articles I found on this matter recommend IDE mode unless there is a
> need for RAID; other articles recommend AHCI unless the OS release
> date is pre-2007. Some articles warn against changing the mode after
> installation; at least one article argues to the contrary. Which mode
> should I use? Is selection of the wrong mode causing the failure of
> GRUB to boot?
If trying the mode which isn't the 'wrong mode' still results in a
non-booting machine you have a problem. People are liable to ask what
you did at the GRUB install stage.
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