[Discussion] eCS with Dell XPS 210

Mon Dec 22 21:09:02 PST 2008

Ira asked about AHCI so I just supposed he knew what he was asking.
I think I was right in my assumption because I just looked up AHCI. :-)

Please see my new subject letter: "What is AHCI?"

Thomas Clayton
(your friend)

--- On Mon, 12/22/08, James Cannon <cyberspittle at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: James Cannon <cyberspittle at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Discussion] eCS with Dell XPS 210
> To: "POSSI Discussion List" <discussion at lists.possi.org>
> Date: Monday, December 22, 2008, 9:17 PM
> 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
> > <div id=yiv1577473584><html><head>
> > </head> 
> >  
> > <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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