Guy> Use mdadm to start your array. Guy> Details: "man mdadm" Guy> You may need to install mdadm. Wow, looks like mdadm is a lifesaver. After reading the man page, it looks like I should run mdadm --assemble --scan /dev/md0 --auto=yes Will this find all seven of the component partitions that make up the md0 RAID5? Or do I have to list those partitions in the config file? >From the man page: "The identity can be given with the --uuid option, with the --super- minor option, can be found in the config file, or will be taken from the super block on the first component-device listed on the command line." What is an "identity" or a "uuid"? Does that mean "/dev/md0"? Thanks, Dave - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html