[Tfug] "new" motherboards & "new" kernels

[erich]

    OK,

                By "new" kernels I mean 2.6.30 or later
                       "old" kernel: 2.6.19 or older
                By "new" motherboards I mean those with 
SATA/PCI-express, one IDE port
                        "old"  have no SATA/PCI-express and two IDE ports
                An  "old" disk drive is IDE or non-SATA


           Thru extensive testing today :

                           1) An old kernel on an old drive will boot up 
with a new motherboard

                           2) A new kernel on an old drive will boot up 
on an old motherboard

                           3) A new kernel on an old drive will NOT boot 
up on a new motherboard

            Is there some trick to perform on new motherboards that I'm 
missing? My new
motherboard is an ASUS M3A76-CM.

                                                                                                                   
Erich