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I have 2 FAQ's on this subject which helped me to get a similar 
problem sorted.E-mail me and I'll send them if you like.I think I got 
them off a newsgroup with a name similar to 
Comp.systems.ibmpc.hardware.storage  where I was advised to look, some 
time back.These FAQ's are written by a real expert in this field and 
tell _all_ you could wish to know and more! Disk Manager buggered 
things up for me,(not because of a fault in DM,but through my 
ignorance of the full implications of using it). A real good pal of 
mine has some serious clout with a local wholesaler and I was 
fortunate enough to be able to try caching controller cards,on board 
bios cards and every type of bloody card imaginable.And guess what, 
after hors of messing with floppy based driver software which plain 
didn't work and fancy onboard bioses which came with instructions 
written by a dyslexic drunk on loo paper,I found a basic I.O card with 
support for 4 hd's worked as well as anything on 3 differnt benchmark 
tests.( Qbench seems the best for testing hd's IMHO.)In fact the gurus 
at the wholesalers admitted that in _years_ of messing with fancy IO 
cards they have yet to see worthwhile gains in these expensive and 
often dubiously unreliable "super cards" I use a late motherboard with 
a late bios that recognises large HD's and all works great......I have 
just noticed that you are also posting to the ...Hardware.Storage 
group so you will see the problems people have with Promise cards etc. 
there ! Good luck and feel free to e-mail for the FAQ if you need it.
                  Regards etc.,
                                 C.W                                  
                                      
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Chris Wilson   (Gatesgarth Racing Developments)
                                Gatley,Cheshire