Mike Smith wrote: > Any clues? Could be an old condition called "stiction", used to be fairly common years ago when drives were less reliable. The drive's heads become stuck to the platter surfaces. You might try VERY lightly bumping the drives (while powered off) to see if that frees them up. Be gentle if you try this! -- Kevin Collins Chandler, AZ '86.5 16v 2.0 '04 Golf R32