Jim wrote: > it failed because i removed my second hard drive... > now just how to edit the smatd to not look for that drive??? Edit /etc/smartd.conf, and remove the line for it. -- Aleksandar Milivojevic <amilivojevic at pbl.ca> Pollard Banknote Limited Systems Administrator 1499 Buffalo Place Tel: (204) 474-2323 ext 276 Winnipeg, MB R3T 1L7