>> is the device in AHCI mode or PIIX mode ? > >How does one tell for sure? BIOS typically only say things >like "compatible" >or "enhanced". 29b6 is the IDER, IDE Redirection, network device. There there will not be anything "locally" attached to that network device. I have not been adding the IDER Management devices to the ata_piix driver, perhaps I should? When in doubt, about an unknown device, check the latest pci.ids file on http://pciids.sf.net. We try to keep it up to date. Thanks, Jason -- 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