> ... As far as features, I would like SATA II (the 250 GB WD SATA II > drive is slightly cheaper than the SATA drive!) ... SATA-II is now a marketing term, much like USB 2.0. You have to have an SATA-II "IO" controller (aka SATA-IO) to get 3GHz, just like you have to have a EHCI USB2.0 controller to get 480Mbps. The SATA-II spec has become like USB 2.0, a set of features, not "required" features (such as speed). -- Bryan J. Smith b.j.smith@xxxxxxxx http://thebs413.blogspot.com ------------------------------------------------------------------- For everything else *COUGH*commercials*COUGH* there's "ManningCard" -- amd64-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/amd64-list