Hmm, I am not sure if I understand you correctly: are you saying that in the firmware configuration there might be an option that makes the disks invisible for the OS? Most controllers have a firmware you can enter at boot with a keystroke. Once in, you create/prepare arrays or single drives, which the OS can then see... _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos