[Discussion] eCS with Dell XPS 210

Mon Dec 22 19:17:19 PST 2008

Hi IRA,

Are yousure it is AHCI? I know some Linux distros have issues with ACPI (power managment), as some manufacturers have a non-standard ACPI. If not that, I woudl go through each option in the BIOS. Start turning off non-essential items - bare bones configuration. Also, how about an external USB CD-ROM and boot off of USB? I got an external 5.25 case for an old DVD drive that comes in handy once in a blue moon (never throw out anything). If all else fails, perhaps using Microsoft Virtual PC or Sun VirtualBox for eCS inside of Windows (ugh).

Sincerely,
James Cannon

--- On Sat, 12/20/08, Ira N. Saxe <isaxe at verizon.net> wrote:

> From: Ira N. Saxe <isaxe at verizon.net>
> Subject: [Discussion] eCS with Dell XPS 210
> To: discussion at lists.possi.org
> Cc: support at dell.com
> Date: Saturday, December 20, 2008, 12:32 PM
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>  
> <div>Neither eCS 1.2 or 2.0 RC5 will load from CD on
> my Dell.  The problem seems to be that
> the PC's BIOS is configured in AHCI mode, which is
> not supported by eCS.  The AHCI is required by Vista,
> not by Wincows XP, which I'm using. But, Dell is
> unwilling to change it.  I've asked eCS to support
> AHCI but am not optimistic that they will.</div>
> <div>I'm posting this warning so others who
> plan to use eCS will check for this before buying a new
> Dell.  Regards, Ira Saxe</div></html> 
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