--- ata_xpt.c.orig	2010-08-12 10:16:46.000000000 -0500
+++ ata_xpt.c	2010-08-12 10:08:29.000000000 -0500
@@ -776,7 +776,10 @@
 		    done_ccb->ataio.res.lba_mid;
 		if (bootverbose)
 			xpt_print(path, "SIGNATURE: %04x\n", sign);
-		if (sign == 0x0000 &&
+/* BEGIN VERIAM HACK! */
+/*		if (sign == 0x0000 && */
+		if ( ((sign == 0x0000) || (sign == 0xA05F)) &&
+/* END VERIAM HACK! */
 		    done_ccb->ccb_h.target_id != 15) {
 			path->device->protocol = PROTO_ATA;
 			PROBE_SET_ACTION(softc, PROBE_IDENTIFY);