I have the following config .
AMD 64 3000+
MSI NF4 platinum
6600GT PCIX
80GB B’cuda (SATA)
I want to load REDHAT linux 9 . I already have WinXP SP1.
I have the drives partioned as
C: WINXP 
E: 20GB - NTFS
F: 40GB - NTFS
Iam thinking of loading linux in F: . What are the steps i should take ??
I tried but the loader doesnt recognize SATA driver.
Plz help me out 
Redhat 9 doesn’t have drivers for nforce. Get Fedora core 2 and install that. Runs fine on nf3-nf4. Don’t try Fedora 3 as the nforce drivers are screwed up again in it. If you must install redhat 9, then set ur sata controller to IDE emulation mode from the bios and then you won’t need a SATA driver.
Thanks Chaos .. Will changing the SATA controller will affect anything ??
performance etc etc ???
Keep it on the NF4 controller. The Silicon Image is PCI bound. No use putting it on that!
Iam not getting what you are saying .. Plz let me know ?!?!?!? :huh: 
Put ur SATA hard drive on the blue connectors(close to the mobo fan) not the red ones. The red ones are run on the PCI bus so they share PCI bus bandwidth.
and hence slower 
Oh.. Its already connected only there i suppose ..anyway i’ll check it out ..
Regarding this driver for linux where is this option to change SATA controller to IDE emulator in
BIOS .. ??
There should be an option to enable/disable RAID on the nforce controller. (Atleast thats how it is in my asus k8n-e deluxe). Disable that and the drives work in IDE emulation mode.
Chaos ,
I found this driver .. Will it help or its not recommended as its beta version .. ??
My friend has Core3 of fedora … but as you have said its screwd i’ll download core2 if
the above doesnt help ..
http://www.tyan.com/support/html/drivers_linux.html
Silicon Image sil3114 SATA Controller RAID/Non-RAID
For Red Hat 7.3, 8.0, and 9.0 - here
Will work but why do u wanna limit ur hard disk speed by putting it on the SI controller?
Oh .. i got it .. thanks
And what about ubuntu . Mandriva ?? will get nforce driver for that ??
One more doubt .. What are the other drivers i need to install for linux apart from nforce.
Will SATA driver be present in the nforce driver itself ?? may sound idiotic to ask this but i dont know the fundas ??
And should i install a driver for 6600GT also … ??
Those are the things u need to install 
Select based upon the version ur installing 64bit/32bit.
Well, since I only have NF3 150 I use the SIL3512 and nf3 has inbuilt drivers for it.