The command help megaread gives: Syntax: megaread {#####} </dev but when I type megaread 100 </dd I get Error 214 - No Permission Same for megaread 100 </x0 /dd is an IDE hard drive. And /x0 I have tried with both the traditional JAVA and the new Python drivewire server. What am I doing wrong? Is there a better disk I/O bench-marking tool. Charles