My sister is using a SATA DVD writer on a Ubuntu 7.04 and hasn't had a single problem with it. Also, I'm using 2 SATA harddrives with 7.10 and am also quite happy with them. The only thing I have noticed is that the SATA cables tend to fall out of their ports if you're transporting your computer, but this is hardly Linux's fault :) <div>On 13/05/2008, Robert Holm <<a href="mailto:robhholm@lantic.net">robhholm@lantic.net</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-left: 0.80ex; border-left-color: #cccccc; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; padding-left: 1ex"> I need to replace my IDE dvd writer and I discover that SATA units are more freely available - and cheaper. I have never used a SATA device and before spending the money I would just like to know whether I can expect any difficulties. I am running Gutsy and Hardy. Reassurance would be appreciated! Regards Robert -- ubuntu-za mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-za">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-za</a> </blockquote></div> -- Jan Kroeze