After a very quick andefortless install of 8.0 I did a quick check on my hard drives and Suse tells me my Seagate Barraccuda has DMA off while my Maxtor has DMA on. It cautions that turing DMA on may cause loss of data and since I have Suse installed on my Seagate I am cautous about turning it on. I am wondering as to: 1. Why does the Seagate have DMA off and Maxtor on? I did not specify anything special about either of these when I first installed. 2. What effect other than performance will DMA on have? 3. Is it safe to turn it on for Seagate and what is the best way to do so? Thanks, Babu __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.yahoo.com