> Many thanks for your kind reply. My hda is connected to the 2nd port on the cable. Would this be a problem on linux. The machine also has Win98 installed, and there is no problem with it. >
That won't be a problem. First thing to do is put everything back where it came from and see if your machine boots the "old" way round. Then, if it does, edit all the references to "/dev/hdb?" in /etc/fstab to be "/dev/hdc" if the drive is set as master (you'll need to change the jumper) or "/dev/hdd" if it's set to slave. These changes won't take effect until you reboot or do "mount -a". Doing the latter is probably a Bad Idea at this stage, so shutdown -t now, change the cables over, make sure that the drive select letters are what you expect, then fire 'er up! HTH Gordon -------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.lug.org.uk http://www.linuxportal.co.uk http://www.linuxjob.co.uk http://www.linuxshop.co.uk --------------------------------------------------------------------
