On Sat, 2005-03-12 at 17:25, Tim Fenn wrote: > take a look at /etc/sysconfig/harddisks, but more importantly > /etc/rc.sysinit, around lines 850-900. > > I've found if I'm not using a (good) udma cable or one of the devices > on the cable doesn't support dma, dma is disabled on everything on > that cable. If I start forcing settings, Bad Things can happen. I see in /etc/sysconfig/harddisks where dma is commented out. Should I create a harddiskshda file and set that on? The drives in the system are SATA drives. Not sure that DMA applies to those. -- Scot L. Harris webid@xxxxxxxxxx Safety Third.