The first thing I would say is that I would lay odds that you have a conflict on what device is master on one of your IDE channels. Did you put the new drive on with the first drive, or with the CD? This is what I can say for sure: The CD is a master drive on the second IDE chanel. The original hard drive has been acting as a master on the first. You may have cable select jumpered on one or more drives, but probably don't have cable select cables. (If you do they have some of the wires twisted just like a floppy cable.) I would start with resolving the jumper problem you most certainly introduced. ======= Kirk Wood Cpt.Kirk at 1tree.net Nowlan's Theory: He who hesitates is not only lost, but several miles from the next freeway exit.