Hei I have recently installed Debian linux on a machine that has the promise 20276 chip on the motherboard. I am using the native linux drivers to control the promise device. I have read that one should never access the hard disks by name. Would it be a good idea to remove the device files that correspond to the hard disk partitions, so that I or more importantly someone else would not do so by accident. Or does linux still need them on the system. t-ir ............................................................ Maksuton sähköposti aina käytössä http://luukku.com Kuukausimaksuton MTV3 Internet-liittymä www.mtv3.fi/liittyma