ATI SB400 SATA Controller

[bestman50]

I have an HP Pavilion n1330n here, would like to try iPC 10.5.6 on it. The problem is that when I boot from the DVD I get to waiting for root device. I have 2 SATA hard drives, but not seeing them. Any one have the same controller and a way to get it working. I saw something posted about setting the BIOS to AHCI but not sure how to do it. thanks for any help you can pass along.

bestman50

Have a copy of ipc beta and final here tried the finial will give the beta copy a shot.

[milanca]

Hi,

You'll have to set Ide to ahci mode to be able to boot from dvd. Not many laptops have the option to change hdd modes, so if you can;t change to ahci you'll have to inject the drivers into dvd installation, re-burn, then install.. Much harder way, i know.

[Taisto]

I have an HP Pavilion n1330n here, would like to try iPC 10.5.6 on it. The problem is that when I boot from the DVD I get to waiting for root device. I have 2 SATA hard drives, but not seeing them. Any one have the same controller and a way to get it working. I saw something posted about setting the BIOS to AHCI but not sure how to do it. thanks for any help you can pass along.

bestman50

Hey, i have the same chipset as you. Try to install iPC beta with PPF1 and PPF2 applied. After that it should work - you`ll sometimes get the waiting for root problem ( sometimes it`s stuck, sometimes it goes - i dunno why ), just try to boot few times untill it goes on. Worked here.

[bestman50]

HP Pavilion n1330n is a desktop PC. I think the problem is that it does not see or find the HHD to write too. In the BIOS the main screen shows First channel as none [No floppy disk] Second channel DVDW/CD master, DVD/CD slave Third channel SATA HHD master and Forth channel SATA HDD slave. The boot screen is set to boot from 1st DVDW/cd and second to Master SATA HHD. So to get this to work am I going to have to install a third HHD on the IDE bus? I don't see any ACHI selection. the Local Bus IDE adapter is set as Both. the other choices are Diabled Primary, Secondary. THX for any help you can pass along.

bestman50

[milanca]

You were looking at boot order section. Look in 'Integrated Peripherals' or something like that in your BIOS to change IDE -> Sata AHCI mode.

[bestman50]

I don't have that setting in the BIOS. I tried PPF1 and 2 on the iPC beta copy twice, burned 2 different copies. I have iPC finial same problem. Tried Leo4all, Kayaways, iDenub, came up looking for the VIAATI SATA bus. SO may be it just not ment to be, but I will keep trying. Heres some screen shots.
bestman50

[Gotier]

Have you managed to install mac os x 10.5.6 I have exactly the same config 'that you and I serious trouble!