Hi Linuxers,
As a long time Linux user, I decided to replace my old faithful Pentium
3 computer to a newer x86_64 bit one.
I bought a computer with INTEL PD945 3.4M DUAL CORE processor,
MSI P965 NEO-F 7.1 motherboard, 160GB SATA2 hard drive, LG GSA 12N DVD
drive and a GF 7300GS PCIE graphics card.
This computer works fine with Windows XP home and Solaris 10, but fails
to function with any Linux OS. Only lately did I discover that the MSI
board is to blame. It has a JMicron chip on it that somehow does not
allow the the DVD drive to load Linux on the system.
After many hours of browsing the net, I found that this problem
exists in many new motherboards including MSI , ASUS and ABIT.
It seems that adding an IDE to SATA converter or IDE to USB converter,
or using a SATA DVD can solve the problem.
Can you please direct me to a vendor of a suitable converter or DVD,
or, as a last resort recommend a suitable 64 bit computer that will work
with Linux and windows XP.
waiting eagerly for your emails,
TIA,
Pinchas Rosenfeld
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