-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 That was exactly the problem. Enabling the right chip set boosted my disk speed from 3.5 MB to 44 MB per second. I've been living with this poor performance for a while, but this appears to make an enormous difference. - -- The Moon is New In a world without Fences or Walls no one needs Windows or Gates. My home page is now at http://www.mhcable.com/~chuckh -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iQCVAwUBQDYcsTVdG8M9x9tGAQJz1gQAty7fLmqTPNO2TJEuPJMpNTuiEchsS0gX drs+Xv9E81sWreWXiygTj9G27WKxACbjDiBZRuaFgVZXbYqDJc4+OL9uoZPIBT5W OpVmpoajZqRiUKawguvF/UGxh6301RrjFVQqjxmUidWB1gYT1io0ykFXl1Vsx0WN d3kjqGmjB80= =K9KI -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----