Hello Glen, Wednesday, October 06, 1999, 12:16:25 AM, you wrote: GLB> I've never seen this myself but have read somewhere that a virus can cause GLB> an IDE controller to misbehave in Device Manager. It may not hurt to run a GLB> current virus scanner or two... The OneHalf.1544, for example, does that (exclamation at IDE, CD-ROM stops working, overall slugginess of the system). A nasty virus but easily cured with Dr. Web antivir. NAV can detect it but my version can't fix. GLB> -----Original Message----- GLB> Ok, just recently (although i have had a new 27 gig MAXTOR UDMA drive GLB> for GLB> about a month) win98 has started reporting a "yellow question mark" in GLB> DEVICE GLB> MANAGER for my Primary IDE controller. WHAT THE?!?!?!? GLB> <snip> +=-. | Max Timchenko [MaxVT] | [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] | (ICQ) 238-6792 | | Freelance website and graphics designer | Max Webdesign at http://maxwd.hypermart.net | | Editor - Graphics artist | NOSPIN group +=-. Curious about the people moderating your messages? Visit our staff web site: http://nospin.com/pc/staff.html