> > Used to be with SCSI you'd get the drives locking up if the > > termination wasn't done right, but only when transferring a lot of > data. But that's not your problem. Might be loose IDE data and > power > cables. But likely not. > > I'm a SCSI newbie, but I have it plugged in the same way it was with > the server it was in, using only the endmost connector. The other > connectors don't have termination caps or anything on them...should > they? Anyway, maybe I'll put that IDE back in. I did check the IDE > and power cables a few times too though. As AGMS was saying, only the end of the scsi chain needs to be terminated. as a chain has two ends... 1.make sure the host adapter ( PCI card / motherboard connector ) is Terminated. 2.If your scsi cable does not have a dedicated terminator, then you need to find documentation for your hard drive. find what jumpers you need to set for "termination on" and set them. Re-check this several times. Impromper SCSI termination can mess up data transfers of anysize. A quick and easy test to see if your problem is SCSI related: rip it out, do the file transfers on the same ide disk ( folder to new folder ) If figuring out the scsi termination settings give you grief, hop on beshare / irc and feel free to nudge me :-) mmadia