This should work: 1. Stop the boot proces immediately, or bring the system back down to the "ok" prompt. 2. type "copy-clock-tod-to-io-boards" and enter Dennis L. Lund Sun System Administrator Nextel, Host Systems Technical Support (678)291-3519 i(678)300-6071 p(888)640-8265 e-mail: dllund at hermes.nextel.com