Also, make sure that your specific chip set support is enabled in the kernel -- for the 2.2 kernels you will need the ide patch (look in people/hedrick in your nearest mirror) and its even a good idea for the 2.4 kernels. This supports the dma much better. Kerry Hoath <kerry at gotss.eu.org> writes: > You may also find that certain drives want to go into udma66 > which makes sense since that is their fastest powerup dma mode. -- John Covici covici at ccs.covici.com