diff -r dedfadeadf86 tools/firmware/hvmloader/hvmloader.c
--- a/tools/firmware/hvmloader/hvmloader.c	Fri Jun 20 18:42:45 2008 +0100
+++ b/tools/firmware/hvmloader/hvmloader.c	Wed Jun 25 22:20:51 2008 +0800
@@ -206,8 +206,9 @@
             pci_writew(devfn, 0x3d, 0x0001);
             break;
         case 0x0101:
-            /* PIIX3 IDE */
-            ASSERT((vendor_id == 0x8086) && (device_id == 0x7010));
+            /* IDE legacy mode. for the chipsets since PIIX3,
+             * includes ICH0, ICH, ICH2 ... 
+             */
             pci_writew(devfn, 0x40, 0x8000); /* enable IDE0 */
             pci_writew(devfn, 0x42, 0x8000); /* enable IDE1 */
             break;