adding to the recent discussion on the 40Gb drive with IBM - i did what someone suggested, to not tell the BIOS anything about the drive, but to let linux take care of it. i run 2.4.5, and i know have 41Gb available :-> (without the 32Gb clip jumper). martin; (greetings from the heart of the sun.) \____ echo mailto: !#^."<*>"|tr "<*> mailto:"; net@madduck -- breakfast.com halted - cereal port not responding.