Comment 10 for bug 1063474

I've reflashed the motherboard as per your request. Here's the output of the dmidecode command:

watchtv@teevee:~$ sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date
FC
08/25/2010

The TEST_UNIT_READY problem still persists, the drive is now at ata3

watchtv@teevee:~$ dmesg|grep ata3
[ 1.115641] ata3: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x9e0 ctl 0xbe0 bmdma 0xc400 irq 20
[ 1.580043] ata3: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300)
[ 1.588139] ata3.00: ATAPI: ATAPI iHOS104, WL0F, max UDMA/100
[ 1.604120] ata3.00: configured for UDMA/100
[ 6.604080] ata3.00: qc timeout (cmd 0xa0)
[ 6.604088] ata3.00: TEST_UNIT_READY failed (err_mask=0x4)
[ 7.072049] ata3: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300)
[ 7.096120] ata3.00: configured for UDMA/100
[ 12.096036] ata3.00: qc timeout (cmd 0xa0)
[ 12.096043] ata3.00: TEST_UNIT_READY failed (err_mask=0x4)
[ 12.096047] ata3: limiting SATA link speed to 1.5 Gbps
[ 12.096050] ata3.00: limiting speed to UDMA/100:PIO3
[ 12.564048] ata3: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300)
[ 12.588188] ata3.00: configured for UDMA/100
[ 17.588029] ata3.00: qc timeout (cmd 0xa0)
[ 17.588036] ata3.00: TEST_UNIT_READY failed (err_mask=0x4)
[ 17.588038] ata3.00: disabled
[ 17.588052] ata3: hard resetting link
[ 17.588054] ata3: nv: skipping hardreset on occupied port
[ 18.056050] ata3: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300)
[ 18.056064] ata3: EH complete

Thanks
Bruce