boot Linux livecd + sata hard drives

[chamaleon]

Hi all,

I have had my ip35 pro for some time now and have been running on a 320 gb IDE drive, using Linux Mint 5 (Elyssa). This drive has now failed and I have 3 SATA hard drives from dead computers. I have removed the old IDE drive and coupled up the 3 SATA drives. The smaller one (80 gb) I have installed Windows XP pro to without any problems. When I try to boot up any Linux livecd none of them manage to load and get to a desktop. I have tried lots of boot codes.

The burned disks are good and boot using other peoples computers so I think that it is something peculiar to my computer. I have made changes in BIOS to see if I can resolve the problem without any success. I always go back again and change the BIOS back, but the whole business with BIOS frightens me a bit.

What settings do I need to change in BIOS to run the 3 SATA disks please.

Best regards Keith

[chamaleon]

Hi,

further to the above post.

I thought the problem was to do with SATA drives, but I have borrowed an old IDE drive and with all of the SATA drives disconnected, the problem is the same.

Some of my disc's (not home burnt) that I have installed and run operating systems from in the past now no longer properly load.

Any suggestions would be very welcome

Best regards Keith