On 08/13/2015 01:25 PM, Jens Adam wrote:
Thu, 13 Aug 2015 13:43:24 -0400 Aaron Laws <dartme18@gmail.com>:
In BIOS, you can set SATA 4-5 (they're numbered base-zero) to "IDE" rather than "SATA". I assume this means something like the motherboard expects there to be a SATA->IDE adapter in there.
No, that means you're setting those ports to "IDE" / "Legacy" / "Compatibility" mode. There might be another option labelled "RAID", activating the software/pseudo-RAID firmware in the motherboard's BIOS, but you'll want to select "AHCI". It's what everybody not running the latest PCIe/M.2 NVMe SSD cards should be using. Also, run 'lsmod | grep ahci' on your old server; in case it's loaded you'll have the least trouble switching mainboards because it's the most compatible standard.
Thank you Jens, That is another piece of the puzzle I wasn't aware of. "We will all get dragged kicking and screaming into the future eventually..." -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.