Visit the following website to find the patch code for Linux. http://www.linux-ide.org/ Download the latest patch code - "ide.2.2.16.20000630.patch.bz2" Older kernels are required to upgrade to 2.2.16. There are no backports to older than 2.2.16 that work with HPT370. For additional information, visit the following website. http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/hedrick/ HighPoint Technologies