:.. :> Go into your BIOS SETUP and force the DMA mode to UDMA33 (UDMA mode 2), : :Couldn't find this kind of option in my laptop's bios. : :Best Regards, :sephe Its gotta be there. Usually it lists the drives it finds and you can push into them to set the DMA mode. -Matt Matthew Dillon <dillon at backplane.com>