Alex > You should add the following line to your linux.bat file. It clears disk > buffers. > smartdrv /c Where in the linux.bat should I put smartdrv /c? Angus MacKinnon Adaptive Computer Educator, ACE Web page: http://members.shaw.ca/dabneyadfm MAILTO:flodabay at hotmail.com Choroideremia Research Foundation Inc. http://www.choroideremia.org