Re: Linux Redhat 9.0 - SATA HDD compatibility

[Robert Hancock]

indyszeto wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I had one set of RH9 installation disk made around 1-2 years ago. I've
> just bought one new WD 320GB SATA II HDD (320KS) and intend to install
> RH9 there. I used my existing PC (P4 CPU, Gigabyte motherboard),
> unplugged all existing HDD (w/ Windows XP installed) power so that the
> new SATA II HDD was the only HDD connected. I powered on PC after
> physical installation, everything seemed ran alright (BIOS could detect
> CPU, RAM, DVD drive, HDD, etc). RH9 installation program ran as
> expected but terminated at 'Disk Partition Setup', error was 'No drives
> found'.
> 
> I haven't done any partition or formatting work to this new SATA II HDD
> since I bought it. Why RH9 couldn't detect the drive while BIOS could ?
> Do I need to use more updated version of Redhat Linux to enable
> installation on this SATA II HDD ?

Red Hat 9 had very little support for SATA controllers, it's way out of
date now. You need a newer Linux distribution.

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