>> ACTUALLY I totally forgot. I absoluteluy can not use software raid. Because I use Adobe products. Adobe products do not install >> well on software raid systems, and tend to crash on software raid beacuse of their activation process. If I go raid, I absolutely need a hardware raid >> which is entirely transparent to the operating system, at least as far as adobe products are concerned. >> > > The stuff I found about that issue seemed to be on Windows. Are you dual > booting this box? No, read this: http://by114w.bay114.mail.live.com/mail/ReadMessageLight.aspx?Aux=14%7c0%7c8CA53FEB6F84AE0%7c&FolderID=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001&InboxSortAscending=False&InboxSortBy=Date&ReadMessageId=7c63352d-9f07-476b-b568-56a3b3aeb8c8&n=562513198 my previous thread... _________________________________________________________________ Shed those extra pounds with MSN and The Biggest Loser! http://biggestloser.msn.com/