hey thanks... there is a kind of kit that converts an interna drive into external..so if I install fedora on an internal and then use the kit...will it work?? or USB on fedora is just to store... ....what about redhat 9? it is seagate 160 gb 7200 rpm...8MB chace regards Z. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Find what you need with new enhanced search. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250