Mel wrote: > Any shared interrupts? What does vmstat -i show under the load you describe? > irq1: atkbd0 531 0 irq6: fdc0 10 0 irq14: ata0 95 0 irq18: em0 atapci1 1198845 4 cpu0: timer 559484003 1999 cpu1: timer 559483898 1999 Total 1120167382 4004 -- chs