>mke2fs -jc /dev/hdc7 >or >mke2fs -jcc /dev/hdc7 > >The later is a read/write test and will wipe the drive as it does it. > >I got those from 'man mke2fs'. So "mke2fs -jccc /dev/hdc7" must check your drive, wipe it and sign you up for classes at Johnson County Community College. Brian Kelsay