If you haven't checked your IDE hard drives with hdparm yet, I recommend it. I just discovered that my UltraDMA 33 capable drive was in 16-bit PIO mode! hdparm managed to quadruple the read speed by enabling DMA and 32-bit mode. -Reeves -- In a world without fences, why do we need Gates? J. Reeves Hall - Georgia Tech (CS Major) [overcode at resnet.gatech.edu]