@@ -920,6 +920,20 @@ static int hpt37x_init_one(struct pci_de
pci_write_config_byte(dev, 0x5a, irqmask);
/*
+ * HPT371 chips physically have only one channel, the secondary one,
+ * but the primary channel registers do exist! Go figure...
+ * So, we manually disable the non-existing channel here
+ * (if the BIOS hasn't done this already).
+ */
+ if (dev->device == PCI_DEVICE_ID_TTI_HPT371) {
+ u8 mcr1;
+
+ pci_read_config_byte(dev, 0x50, &mcr1);
+ mcr1 &= ~0x04;
+ pci_write_config_byte(dev, 0x50, mcr1);
+ }
+
+ /*
* default to pci clock. make sure MA15/16 are set to output
* to prevent drives having problems with 40-pin cables. Needed
* for some drives such as IBM-DTLA which will not enter ready