On Oct 30, 2003, at 7:25 PM, KhooCK wrote: > Remember to disconnect the firewire drive when installing and starting > Panther for the first time - Macworld reports data corruption if this > is not > done. Seems to affect all external firewire drives. Also, protect your backup set. The first thing I did before installing Panther was to disconnect the drives and then make sure I did not activate my backup software. Nothing worse than backing up a corrupt install on top of a good backup... --- In our overly developed South Florida, the closest some kids come to wildlife is bird poop on a car. Where have all the butterflies gone? <http://www.JackRodgers.com> <http://www.lobatelacscale.com> JackRodgers at earthlink.net