BIOS-level software interface to an AoE device by altering the normal hard drive interface. Testing several things resulted in seeing what was originally the first hard drive remapped to a different location depending on the exact IDE configuration. Based on this, if the two AoE cards are dedicated cards with a BIOS extension available (like you would see with many SCSI cards and boot capable NICs), I''d think that using the AoE BIOS would be an easier route than attempting to use a network boot. -Gene "No one ever says, ''I can''t read that ASCII E-mail you sent me.''"