> The E: drive is the original 2gb drive that came with the computer. I >added the second 4gb drive to increase capacity. The idea was to format >the 4gb drive into two 2gb partions which became drive C: and D:. Then the >old drive was installed as a slave drive and marked as drive E: Most likelk, because of the way disk are assigned, the original 2Gb disk now sitting as the slace is actually D:, and the logical drive in the extended partition of the 4Gb disk is now E:. If you never ran the DOS high level format on it, then you will get the symptoms you describe. Russ Poffenberger Engineering Specialist Schlumberger Technologies ATE DOMAIN: [log in to unmask] 1601 Technology Drive San Jose, Ca. 95110 Voice: (408)437-5254 FAX: (408)437-5246 Curious about the people moderating your messages? Visit our staff web site: http://nospin.com/pc/staff.html