Try using fsck to fix any problem that may have been caused by foolish 'tinkering'... Start up and hold down Command+S to drop into the UNIX repair program. You should see a black screen and really old fashioned white text. At the bottom of the text is the instruction on how to type the fsck command. If you get this far and if you are lucky, the hd will return. --- I propose that all elections for public office be advanced two years so that anyone elected to office can serve a two year jail term for the crimes they are about to commit and that we will probably find hard to prove. Jack Rodgers Email: jackrodgers at earthlink.net Web: www.jackrodgers.com iCal: coming soon iBlog: coming soon