Wow! 560mb debian ISO file copied in thirty seconds (versus five minutes) with no slowdown! 'hdparm -d 1 /dev/hda' Thank you guys! Oh, is there any way to make this 'permanent,' so hdparm doesn't have to be run at every boot? --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss