thx m8...that link told me just what i needed 2 know about CS and a few other things, most appreciated

...anyway back to the problem in question, i dont think that swapping my Drives around will solve this any more...i think i will still have 2 drives not working only in PIO mode....

is there any thing else i need to check....remember i've just installed this OS and have never used Win2k b4, so it could be almost obvious....i have no clue...

...i guess from my lack of fix that this ain't a common problem with Win2k, could it be any hardware issues...where do i start...... i need advice what would u do/check in this situation?

Thx all