Leo, The last release of Linux (version 2.0) do have anymore troubles with the scsi drives. (the famous SCSI timeout). You should ask them how they solve the problem. Cedric MOREAU, p9548@bigiup.univ-lemans.fr, http://bigiup.univ-lemans.fr/~p9548/ IUP MIME, Universite du Maine, 72000 LE MANS, FRANCE