My NCR Unix Tower has two 'special' serial ports on the back; ISTR that port B is the console, and port A is for a remote diagnostic modem. It's possible your system has a similar I suppose, and J32 is for a modem... In situations like that I tend to pull the drive, drop it in a Linux system and grab a raw image of the disk to a file. At least then I have the data, even if accessing it can be a little complex. Format the drive then by all means, but if it has bad blocks it sounds like it might not be too healthy anyway... cheers Jules ===== Backward conditioning: putting saliva in a dog's mouth in an attempt to make a bell ring. ________________________________________________________________________ Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo! Messenger http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/