[ILUG-BOM] Re: Motherboard conked.Suggestions for a new mobo/processor

[Eamonn Sullivan]

On 3/7/07, Scott Kitterman <ubuntu at kitterman.com> wrote:
> The problem isn't the entire motherboard, but the PATA/ATAPI controlled.
>
> Feisty has the kernel (2.6.20) that will support this controller, so one
> option would be to install that even though it's still in development.

It didn't even work in Feisty, for me. I filed a bug report about it,
though, so maybe it'll work by release. SATA/networking/video/etc.
worked fine. I understand some of those weren't working well in
earlier kernels.

>
> Another option would be to have a pure SATA machine.  Buy a SATA CD/DVD and
> don't use the PATA controller at all.

The problem with that option is that SATA CD/DVD drives are pricey, at
least in the U.K. I couldn't find one for much under £200 ($390 or
so). That would be nearly half the cost of the whole computer, for
most people.

-Eamonn