I've deployed two Dell servers running Linux lately. I opted for the hardware raid card and the remote managment card. Both have been worth every extra penny spent. :-) But if you can't afford the extra hardware, software raid will do well. Ideally for a RAID1 you want to have each drive on a seperate SCSI or ATA channel, though it's definitly not required. I ran a Linux server with software RAID1 for some time. It worked out quite well, but I didn't boot off the RAID. Having done it both ways, I perfer the hardware route. It's just one less thing to muck around with. :) -- Andrew S. Zbikowski | http://andy.zibnet.us SELECT * FROM users WHERE clue >0; 0 rows returned