diff --git a/sm5/WARNINGS b/sm5/WARNINGS
index b857d5846bedaf47cc6493c1c6d7ac6f3185a6c9..f46bde5eac5bc577672cf91338f3e8744184c109 100644
--- a/sm5/WARNINGS
+++ b/sm5/WARNINGS
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@ REPORTER: Georg Acher <acher@in.tum.de>
 LINK:     http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=1457979&forum_id=12495
 NOTE:     Lockup doesn't happen with 2.4.18 kernel, and doesn't affect /dev/hd[a-d]
           This appears to be a problem with the pdc202xx-driver and has been reported
-          to the pcdx maintainers.
+          to the pcdx maintainers.  If you enable the the Promise-BIOS (ATA100-BIOS) then
+          everything will work fine.  But if you disable it, then the machine will hang.