Nick, What type of file-system are you using? ext2?
Have you checked your hdparm settings? If they are agressive, you might want to make them more conservative. (You can check them as root by using, for example, "hdparm /dev/hda") -- "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.erikreuter.net/ _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
