Booting from internal PCI attached drive...

Greetings!
Is it possible ?
Because I can't after several attempts...
Thanks in advance for any tip !

OK.
Understood.
My card is a 6280M and my 750GB Barracuda is supported.
First step: I've done a driver update and then a FIRMWARE Upgrade.
There's a very interesting answer to FAQs on ACARD Website (http://www.acard.com/english/fc02.jsp) in the MAC section : See below.
Second step: I'll change the jumpers.
I'll keep you informed about the results... of course!
From the ACARD Website:
"Question 9:
How to make a bootable disk on AEC-6280M?
Answer:
Follow the steps below to make:
1.Install AEC-6280M into the computer, and connect the hard drive to the card with an IDE cable.
2.Power on the computer, and boot from the installation CD of Mac OS.
3.Run the disk utility to initialize the hard drive on AEC-6280M.
4.Quit the disk utility.
5.Follow the installation wizard to install the OS.
6.Update the driver of AEC-6280M to the newest version from ACARD website.
7.Reboot after updating.
Question 10:
Are AEC-6280M and AEC-6890M compatible with Mac OS X 10.4?
Answer:
Yes, they are. And the newest driver of AEC-6890M is built in the OS."

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