Chris Olson <chris_e_olson at yahoo.com> wrote: > One theory put forward is that some application is running that > uses up CPU and disk bandwidth. 1. Check the cable. I'm getting convinced that half of all problems are caused by cables. 2. Use iotop to see what's using the disk. 3. Check the disk using smartmontools and badblocks (not in destructive mode). -- Yves Bellefeuille <yan at storm.ca>