Kevin Buettner wrote: > I had the same concerns. I have very little direct experience with IDE, > but I've read dire warnings regarding IDE in a number of places. Again, > that's why I decided to get two IDE drives and mirror them. Arent most of the problems with IDE really a result of improperly implemented drivers? I understand thats been a major problem with Windows machines and off-brand motherboards that typically include their own drivers for DMA. Ive never had Linux actually attempt to enable DMA on one of these spotty motherboards... Also, cant DMA be a performance hit in some cases? With PIO, you dont have the cache consistency problems to worry about... and with an OS like Linux, taking a very small amount of time out to service the drive isnt the BAD THING it is with an OS that has difficulty doing more than a couple of things at once (M$) -- jkenner @ mindspring . com__ I Support Linux: _> _ _ |_ _ _ _| Working Together To <__(_||_)| )| `(_|(_)(_| To Build A Better Future. |