** Reply to message from SOTL <sotl155360@earthlink.net> on Tue, 30 Nov 2004 06:54:12 -0500 Hello, If I remember from my Mandrake days, that's not mandatory, but just an opening for you to load any extra, weird drivers that your hardware might need. I'm no expert, though. YMMV. Good Luck, Don A -- Donald B. Altman Singular Technologies Croton-on-Hudson, NY