(The old drive is just about to give up the ghost, I think, and I'll just keep it on the shelf as a backup drive. The idea is to shut the barn door _before _the horses are gone. :-) While I do not have any recommendations for you, I am very intersted in finding out why you're going to use the old drive as a backup drive. The way I understood your post, your old/current drive is not reliable anymore so you're going to replace/upgrade it. Assuming that I understood you correctly, why on earth would you rely on it to be a backup drive? -Mario -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist