At 16:32 -0600 3/30/07, Jules wrote: I think not, don't know that for sure, but have pretty good evidence - see below. I have seen a case where plugging in an external CD drive, with passive terminator, but *leaving that drive turned off*, allows the system to run normally from the internal drive, where it would generate SCSI errors without the external drive in place. I didn't have a SCSI terminator in 50-pin mini D to plug into the external connector, but if I'd had one I would have tried it. I'd recommend trying SCSI cable to external terminator, or cable to unpowered external drive with passive terminator, and see whether that allows the internal to work. If that's productive, I'd play with the termination on the internal drive. One other possibility is a bent pin on the internal drive or on the connector, but I assume you checked for that. Absolutely. If you do figure it out, please report back - I'd like to know what's causing this too, if it's a generic fault. -- - Mark, 210-379-4635 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Large Asteroids headed toward planets inhabited by beings that don't have technology adequate to stop them: Think of it as Evolution in Fast-Forward.