Date: Wed, 07 May 2008 22:31:04 +0200 From: Fabian Wenk <fabian@wenks.ch> To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: amd64/123495: 7.0 AMD64 doesn't install on a Dell SC1435 Message-ID: <48221188.3020708@wenks.ch> In-Reply-To: <200805071621.m47GLbCD018315@www.freebsd.org> References: <200805071621.m47GLbCD018315@www.freebsd.org>
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Hello Randy On 07.05.08 18:21, Randy Schultz wrote: > FBSD 6.x AMD64 works great on this system, as does centos linux. > When I try to install 7.0 (AMD64 of course), on boot (off the > cdrom) I notice: > ad4: DMA limited to UDMA33, device found non-ATA66 cable > > Not sure if that is an important clue but it seems to be. I > know my cables are SATA-II, FWIW. Somewhere in the BIOS settings should be an option to switch the SATA disks to AHCI, maybe this helps. On most BIOS this setting is in the P-ATA mode, which is a slower compatibility mode and is needed for the Redmond OS to work. bye Fabian
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