—---Quote----- Is it possible to use DMA with a 2.4 kernel and ide-scsi? I tried to get this going, but it seems stuck in PIO mode, and I typically can't burn over 8x w/o making 'coasters'. —-----End Quote------ http://morphix.sourceforge.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=871&forum=1&jump=1 For a short howto on hdparm. Looks simple enough. Brian Kelsay