I ordered a new HDD, and installed it, and it's been running continuously now for 24 hours without problems. All I have to do now is get it talking to the router.. (found a couple of helpful articles by Paul Vigay about that; my support staff is busy house-buying so will have to do it myself this time ;-) ). Next week, after what will certainly be a busy w/e, I will try Jim leSurf's idea of putting the old HDD on a USB link (no, *not* the SATA, that's for my brother, I've got an adapter) and hope I don't blow its PSU! Julie -- "We do not cease to play because we grow old. We grow old because we cease to play." - GBS --- To alter your preferences or leave the group, visit //www.freelists.org/list/iyonix-support Other info via //www.freelists.org/webpage/iyonix-support List-related queries to iyonix-support-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx