> I was given a Samsung 1.2 GIG hard drive that a friend did > not need anymore, so I thought I will install this drive as > drive E: and use it to copy my data files to as an extra > backup. The solution, I have heard, is to NOT partition the secondary drive with a primary partition, but an extended partition only, using all of the disk. I have not tried it myself though. Russ Poffenberger Engineering Specialist Schlumberger Technologies ATE DOMAIN: [log in to unmask] 1601 Technology Drive CIS: 72401,276 San Jose, Ca. 95110 Voice: (408)437-5254 FAX: (408)437-5246