linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Add quirk to set AHCI mode on ICH boards

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Date:	Sat, 10 Nov 2007 12:26:07 +0100
From:	Matthias Schniedermeyer <ms@...d.de>
To:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
Cc:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>, Mark Lord <liml@....ca>,
	Riki Oktarianto <rkoktarianto@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>,
	linux-ide@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add quirk to set AHCI mode on ICH boards

On 09.11.2007 22:08, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> Matthias Schniedermeyer wrote:
>> And on the topic of "broken" BIOSes. I have a little empathy for the MB 
>> manufactures as non-RAID AHCI royaly screws Windos, so not supporting it 
>> reduces their support costs enough to overlook screwing the non-windos 
>> faction.
>
> non-RAID AHCI works just fine on Windows.

And even if, that doesn't change the fact that there are BIOSes where 
you can't set AHCI-mode, like my MB @work.




Bis denn

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