I was surfing on http://euc.jp/beos/beware.en.html when I had the idea to look at the directory... I found this: http://euc.jp/beos/ide_skel-0.02.zip What actually prevents ppl from outsourcing IDE drivers ? if it's the Be headers then this file publically available on the Net would void any provision on those headers I think. Or maybe they had been updated ? François.