dmesg tells me that hda: dma_intr: status 0x51 {drive ready seekcomplete error} hda: dma_intr: error 0x84 {drive status error bad CRC} It repeats each of these lines several times and then follows with a line saying DMA on hda is shutdown. I guess this means some kind of Direct Memory Conflict. Can someone start me on my way to solving the problem, please? Where do I look, etc. Running Linux is no help on this one. Adios, STeve ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com