You may have a lingering non-dos partition. Sometimes dos fdisk isn't able to get rid of these. If the version of mandrake you have has partition magic, try that. If not, linux fdisk, cfdisk, disk druid, fips, etc. Should be able to get rid of the offending partition. It could just be that the partition was deleted, but isn't repartitioned for dos use. -- \\\|/// \\ - - // ( @ @ ) ----oOOo--(_)-oOOo-------------------------------------------- Andy Zbikowski, Sys Admin | (WEB) http://www.ltiflex.com LTI Flexible Products, Inc. | (PH) 763-428-9119 (EX) 132 21801 Industrial Blvd | (FX) 763-428-9126 Rogers, MN 55374 | (PCS) 612-306-6055 ---------------Ooooo------------------------------------------ ( ) ooooO ) / ( ) (_/ \ ( \_) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org