Peter W Waterland wrote:

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>If its not the dhcp server then it must be the NFS server, but it 
>doesnt have the facility to log and windows NFS servers are rarer 
>than hens teeth :/ Plus the nfs server is working in some capacity 
>since it allows access to /export/foo/root/ for the kernel to be 
>transferred.

Which NFS server are you using ?

>Any suggestions? Hope that made some sense!

Why not just get another drive off eBay ?

The one in my SS2 cost me less than 10 pounds.

Robert Swindells