That sounds like the classic case of the cable being installed backwards on one end. Remember - the red stripe on the cable goes to pin 1 on both the drive and the controller. Try unplugging just one end of the cable, turning it around, and plugging it back in. -- Mike Werner KA8YSD | "Where do you want to go today?" ICQ# 12934898 | "As far from Redmond as possible!" '91 GS500E | Morgantown WV | Only dead fish go with the flow.