On 5/ Maybe I don't actually need to change, until perhaps my hand is=20 really forced by something like a drive failure. Thanks for all the=20 comments Joe Pick up a spare drive, use Clonezilla, one of the Disc manufacturer's=20 transfer program to make a clone drive, and stick it in a closet. I=20 don't know if you could clone it to a DVD or Blueray disc. --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .