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> My question is what the max. hd size can the 365xd take? Do I > have to change the bios setting and how? Can I use standard > 2.5" hd like those from Seagate 1.3G-2.1G instead of IBMs? the max size should be a factor of the available drives although there is apparently some bios restriction on where the bootable image can be. i have now idea if this is a problem on the 365xd although the problem is discussed in the lilo documentation (boot loader for linux). the limiting factor is the thickness---12.5mm (1/2") thin drives are commonly available up to 2gb (although ibm has announced 3gb and 4gb drives, i haven't been able to find anyone who'll talk to me about selling me one). the two available 2gb drives are the toshiba mk2103mav (the one i tried wouldn't format without errors so i punted) and the ibm dtna-22160 (if i can't find the new drives soon i'll probably default to this although i'd rather not be that cramped for space...). in any event, you should have no trouble getting the 2gb drives. i'm going to stick with the ibm for convenience but the toshiba is probably fine as well (the one that i tried was from fry's---maybe that says it all). cheers, ---K