You will lose all of your files on the DOS partition. Back them up first. Use "fdisk" under Linux and change the partition type to "Linux native". Run "mkfs -t ext2 <device>". Mount the device with "mount -t ext2 <device> <directory>" Add it to /etc/fstab if you want it mounted at boot time. -- Pixar Animation Studios: Reality is not our business. Pixar's "Toy Story" $184.5M domestic, $66M overseas and counting.