All that's seen on the screen is the four letters ''GRUB". I'm assuming that grub needs to be reloaded into HDD master boot record. (?!) What's the easiest way to do this? System is a Dual Opteron/64, DUAL SCSI 10K drives, configured with software RAID1. -Ben -- "The best way to predict the future is to invent it." - XEROX PARC slogan, circa 1978 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.