In message Doctor Who wrote: > Haven't used one of them - mem capacity was miniscule last time I enquired. > Some of the data would be hi-res images, ie big files. > How do they work in tandem with the HD? What happens if the men stick is > swiped? Some of them have onboard password protection. Repartition the Flashdrive with the software, then set a password. The ones based on Samsung chipsets are quite nice - lose the password and you get to replace the drive. I think you could probably get the data off with an EPROM programmer, but building up a uBGA-to-DIP adapter for the programmer would be pretty difficult. Just FYI, Crucial Technology () are selling some nice USB drives - the "Gizmo" series. Silver-and-white "pill" casing, neck-strap, and based on a Samsung chipset. One of the UK PC magazines (PCformat?) did a labtest of USB drives - hitting them with golf clubs, putting them in a waste tray in a rat cage, boiling them in water, running a car over it, that sort of thing. The Crucial drive allegedly survived with barely a scratch on it; all the data was readable and intact (according to the magazine anyway). Oh, and the cost-per-MByte is lower than most other manufacturers' offerings, not to mention the lifetime guarantee. Standard disclaimer applies - I have no relation to Crucial except as a happy customer. Later. -- Phil. | Acorn Risc PC600 Mk3, SA202, 64MB, 6GB, philpem@dsl.pipex.com | ViewFinder, 10BaseT Ethernet, 2-slice, http://www.philpem.dsl.pipex.com/ | 48xCD, ARCINv6c IDE, SCSI ... Hardware: The part you kick. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.