From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Wayne Sherman <Wayne@SystemDesignWorks.com>
Subject: Re: AHCI support on Intel chipsets (confusion?)
Date: Sat, 02 Dec 2006 02:53:45 -0800
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Leon,

Leon Woestenberg wrote:
> We (yesterday) found out that our board (a Supermicro PDSMI+, ICH7 as
> well) needs the proper BIOS setting in order for it to appear as a
> AHCI capable controller.

I just checked your motherboard:

http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon3000/3000/PDSMi+.cfm

It uses an ICH7R, and according to the Intel page that one *DOES* 
supports AHCI.

Regards,

Wayne