I've just mailed Tony a probable solution to backup hist eq-settings :

command to backup:

dd if=/dev/hda3 of=/drive1/backupfile

- copy file /drive1/backupfile to your PC.
- repartition and format disk(s)
- copy file from PC back to /drive1/backupfile

command to restore after repartitioning and formatting :

dd if=/drive1/backupfile of=/dev/hda3

Would this be a feasable option?, or am I overseeing some kernel-thread monitoring/writing into this partition?

Frank van Gestel