> I guess you'll have to try adding the --force option. When I try that I keep getting this: [root at storage ~]# mdadm --force --create --verbose /dev/md0 --assume-clean --level=5 --raid-devices=3 /dev/hdb /dev/hdc dev/hdd mdadm: --create would set mdadm mode to "create", but it is already set to "manage". James