On win98, in System Properties/Performance/File System, there is under "hard disk", a section to choose whether the main role of the computer is "a desktop computer,a mobile or docking system, or a network server", and it is written that different choices will change the way the disk will be handled by the OS. In a recording studio PC there are instructions how to increase its performance, and it is recommended to set it to "Network server" for the PC (although no network is installed) in order to get maximum performance. This made me curious, about what are the differences from the point of the operating system handling the hard disks, between those settings. Thanks, Uzi The NOSPIN Group provides a monthly newsletter with great tips, information and ideas: NOSPIN-L, The NOSPIN Magazine Visit our web site to signup: http://freepctech.com