< Is TEST 50 supposed to respond 'Failure.' and nothing else if the machin < has no hard disks attached? If its a microvaxII test 50 means nothing to it so failure is a likely answer from the monitor. Test 50 is valid on the VS2000, 3100 and maybe other later sytems. < < Erno Palonheimo -x- esp@stip.net -x- GSM +358400615281