>I would steer clear of the IBM's. >I have some of the faulty deskstar series and it's a real pain in the >ass. >It leads me to believe that IBM is not good at quality control. There is a known problem with the 75GXP Deskstar drives. If that's what you used, you might want to look into the class action suit that has been filed: http://www.sheller.com/ibmclassaction.htm Marc Poirier