from the "You learn something new every day" department... In my continuing saga of Raid5 and CentOS4, I did the most basic of things, search the internet for info on Dell''s PERC4 scsi controllers. I found out that they are, in fact, relabeled cards from other manufacturers. I include the following link for your convenience. http://www.linuxmafia.com/faq/Hardware/perc.html It''s a little dated, but worth the read. Michael Weisman The Ad Doctors mike@theaddoctors.com