man you guys are quick... i've actually been using EMPLODE to upgrade. however, i said what the hell.. and opened up the RIO and pulled the drive bay out, and reseated the cables. guess what... looks like it's upgrading now. weird coincidence?? who knows. we'll see how it all pans out after i put the drive bay in.

thanks for all the help from everyone... did i ever mentioned what a cool crew of people are on this board?

-t