> ata1: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m1024@0xd9101000 port 0xd9101100 irq 216 > ata2: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m1024@0xd9101000 port 0xd9101180 irq 216 > ata1: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300) > ata1.00: ATAPI: ATAPI DVD D DH16D2S, EP52, max UDMA/100 > ata1.00: configured for UDMA/100 Much better - no misdetected link type, no device claiming to be PATA when its SATA. Right that eliminates all the obvious goings on being caused by broken devices which is a start. Doesn't shed any light on the rest of it. What happens if you boot with irqpoll enabled ? (wondering if the timeouts are ACPI or IRQ routing stuff) - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ide" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html