My main computer is a P-II 433ghtz 192meg ram with two HDs. The first is 4gig & has ME as the OS (C drive). The 2nd is 8gig and is partitioned into 1, 2gig drive (D) & 1, 6gig drive (E). Twice before on boot up E drive was not recognized. A reboot cleared that up. Why I don't know. The last time I used the computer it booted normally but when I had left it a while it had locked up with a message that E drive could not be written to. It would not 'soft' shut down so I used the 'hard' button. This of course caused an 'improper shut down'. On reboot it went to 'scan hard drives due to improper shut down' and could not scan E drive. Several reboots and hours later including un- plugging the power completely, I still get the same message. I gave it 5mins between reboots to think about it.:-} Any ideas on what caused this problem and how to solve it?? I hate to think I've lost all that data on E drive. Any help appreciated. George Hurless ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com 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