diff --git a/src/mainboard/via/epia/Config.lb b/src/mainboard/via/epia/Config.lb
index 6e38977bf7..ba2d0b28af 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/via/epia/Config.lb
+++ b/src/mainboard/via/epia/Config.lb
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ northbridge via/vt8601 "vt8601"
 #		pci 0:11.6
 #		pci 0:12.0
 		register "enable_usb" = "0"
-		register "enable_native_ide" = "1"
+		register "enable_native_ide" = "0"
 		register "enable_com_ports" = "1"
 		register "enable_keyboard" = "0"
 		register "enable_nvram" = "1"
diff --git a/src/mainboard/via/epia/auto.c b/src/mainboard/via/epia/auto.c
index d4a4d30ad3..c1a6b9b98c 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/via/epia/auto.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/via/epia/auto.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "arch/i386/lib/console.c"
 #include "ram/ramtest.c"
 #include "northbridge/via/vt8601/raminit.h"
+#include "cpu/p6/earlymtrr.c"
 /*
  */
 void udelay(int usecs) 
@@ -135,4 +136,5 @@ static void main(void)
 		ram_check(check_addrs[i].lo, check_addrs[i].hi);
 	}
 #endif
+	early_mtrr_init();
 }
diff --git a/src/southbridge/via/vt8231/vt8231.c b/src/southbridge/via/vt8231/vt8231.c
index ea1f488f3e..55e833d7b5 100644
--- a/src/southbridge/via/vt8231/vt8231.c
+++ b/src/southbridge/via/vt8231/vt8231.c
@@ -335,11 +335,11 @@ static void vt8231_init(struct southbridge_via_vt8231_config *conf)
 	//
 	// IDE setup
 	//
-	if (conf->enable_native_ide) {
+	if (! conf->enable_native_ide) {
 		// Run the IDE controller in 'compatiblity mode - i.e. don't use PCI
 		// interrupts.  Using PCI ints confuses linux for some reason.
 		
-		printk_info("%s: enabling native IDE addresses\n", __FUNCTION__);
+		printk_info("%s: enabling compatibility IDE addresses\n", __FUNCTION__);
 		enables = pci_read_config8(dev1, 0x42);
 		printk_debug("enables in reg 0x42 0x%x\n", enables);
 		enables &= ~0xc0;		// compatability mode