diff --git a/configuration/examples/basic.nix b/configuration/examples/basic.nix
index 430ed8de1d52..0676f6e39fcc 100644
--- a/configuration/examples/basic.nix
+++ b/configuration/examples/basic.nix
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 {
   boot = {
-    grubDevice = "/dev/hda";
+    grubDevice = "/dev/sda";
   };
 
   fileSystems = [
     { mountPoint = "/";
-      device = "/dev/hda1";
+      device = "/dev/sda1";
     }
   ];
 
-  swapDevices = ["/dev/hdb1"];
+  swapDevices = ["/dev/sdb1"];
   
   services = {
     sshd = {
diff --git a/configuration/examples/svn-server.nix b/configuration/examples/svn-server.nix
index 33006d7edd65..7f2dafe16adb 100644
--- a/configuration/examples/svn-server.nix
+++ b/configuration/examples/svn-server.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 {
   boot = {
-    autoDetectRootDevice = false;
-    rootDevice = "/dev/hda1";
-    readOnlyRoot = false;
-    grubDevice = "/dev/hda";
+    grubDevice = "/dev/sda";
   };
   
+  fileSystems = [
+    { mountPoint = "/";
+      device = "/dev/sda1";
+    }
+  ];
+
   services = {
   
     sshd = {