hdparm -d1 /dev/hdb hdparm -d1 /dev/hdc dd if=/dev/hdb of=/dev/hdc bs=? This is where hda is my linux OS drive hdb is the source Win/Linux/Whatever drive (IDE0) hdc is the destination drive (IDE1) Jay _______________________________________________ plug mailing list plug at plug.linux.org.au http://mail.plug.linux.org.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/plug