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David Bell wrote: > I'm in the process of ordering components for an Athlon 64 Linux, single disk > desktop box and am undecided (baffled) as to which type of hdd to use. Any > pro's or con's/advice from users would be appreciated. > > TIA > If you choose a motherboard with a VIA chipset then I would avoid SATA especially if the chipset contains VT8251 (it's not exactly wonderful with PATA either). The latest kernel (2.6.18) is said to handle VT8251 but I haven't tried it yet. In my experience motherboards with an NVIDIA chipset handle SATA or PATA OK. Keith -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html