Here is the relevant lilo line: append="floppy=thinkpad" this goes as the first line in /etc/lilo.conf and then re run /sbin/lilo later, -- Rodney Daryl Slone http://www.engr.uky.edu/~rdslon01 Electrical Engineering Grad Student / "Grounds are pretty common." - me University of Kentucky / Nail here [] for a new monitor. e-mail: rdslon01@mik.uky.edu / 94.3% of all statistics are 87% worthless.