Wow! I've had exactly the opposite experience as Thad when it comes to noise levels. The old 65ms 20M drive was load as heck. My new 28ms 40M Micropolis is like a whisper by comparison. -- Dan Guilderson ryan at berlin-gw.diag.stratus.com Stratus Computer, Inc., Marlboro, MA, USA #include <stddisclaimer.h>