devnull
01-22-2009, 09:06 AM
Add me to the list of graduates. My build:
Date of Completion: 1/15/2009
OS: Dual-boot Windows XP Pro SP3 32-bit and SUSE Linux 11.1 64-bit
MB: ASUS P5Q Pro
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz
Memory: CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel
Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 3650 1GB
Hard Drives: 2 Western Digital WD10EACS 'Green' 1TB drives(SATA)
Had two challenges, a bad power supply and configuring the SATA drives in AHCI mode after installing XP(the default is IDE compatible). I didn't realize that I needed the AHCI drivers during the XP install. I found a post in the ASUS forums that pointed me to this link:
http://expertester.wordpress.com/2008/07/27/how-to-enable-ahci-windows-xp/
I followed the instructions, cleared CMOS and I had the SATA drives in AHCI mode. After the drives were in AHCI mode, I was able to install SUSE 64-bit Linux.
Thanks to all.
Al
Date of Completion: 1/15/2009
OS: Dual-boot Windows XP Pro SP3 32-bit and SUSE Linux 11.1 64-bit
MB: ASUS P5Q Pro
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz
Memory: CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel
Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 3650 1GB
Hard Drives: 2 Western Digital WD10EACS 'Green' 1TB drives(SATA)
Had two challenges, a bad power supply and configuring the SATA drives in AHCI mode after installing XP(the default is IDE compatible). I didn't realize that I needed the AHCI drivers during the XP install. I found a post in the ASUS forums that pointed me to this link:
http://expertester.wordpress.com/2008/07/27/how-to-enable-ahci-windows-xp/
I followed the instructions, cleared CMOS and I had the SATA drives in AHCI mode. After the drives were in AHCI mode, I was able to install SUSE 64-bit Linux.
Thanks to all.
Al