I had a problem like this with my wife's machine when we made some changes recently. In your BIOS setup, check your IDE settings. Make sure that your disk geometry (heads/cylinders/etc.) are set to autodetect and that all your drives are being detected. You'll definitely need sighted assistance for this. -- Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV/3 | "And if the ground yawned, Phone: (814) 455-7333 | I'd step to the side and say, Email: davros at ycardz.com | "Hey ground! I'm nobody's lunch!" http://www.ycardz.com/ | --Eddie From Ohio