BIOS notes ESCD = extended system configuration data Ali = Acer labratories incorporated IDE HD Types: Normal = disk smaller than 528 MByte Large = disk larger than 528 MByte ( only works in ms-dos ) ( Almost no one should ever use this ) LBA = disk larger than 528 MByte ( standard type for large disks ) AUTO = system tries to figure it out on each boot ========================================== go to motherboards.org and look for mobot, if you are looking for motherboard info EEPROM = Electronically Eraseable Programmable Read-Only Memory That is, ROM that you can reprogram using software. NOTE: you can make a "ms-dos boot disk" from windows XP. Just click the correct box when you try to format A: Back to autumn and ryan's homepage Back to ryan's page