Hi! Tom,

On Sun, 28 Apr 13, you wrote to me:

 TW> Actually each SATA is a seperate HD channel and has it's own cable.

Ahha!  I can see the trees now, with the forest parted at the mid-point. 
So, a second HDD gets the next channel.  The first is the master channel
with the second being a slave, presumably.

 TW> A side note thouhg if you get an adapter to use an old PATA drive on
 TW> an SATA cable the jumper must be set to master on that drive.

Nice to know.  Thanks.  My largest spare is a much-flogged 80gig, which is
a bit wonky after too much service as a multimedia storage device for our
media player hooked to the TV (too many power on/off cycles, I think).  I
have a pair of 40gig drives still but the capacity is a mere 'drop in the
bucket', as you may appreciate.

 PQ>> Thanks for your note, Tom. Or, should I say "mucho
gracias"? Is that
 PQ>> Californian-speak now? ;-)

 TW> Pretty much, In fact I may have to learn a little Spanish to order a
 TW> Hmburger at a fast food resturant as I have trouble communicating
 TW> with the guy/gal at the register.  :-)

:)  Ooh, I must tell my daughters as they're both plotting to visit the
west coast & Vegas next year, together with our eldest girl's
"beau" (or "bo'", depending on which side of the
Mason-Dixon line you grew up on).  He's a good hard-working feller, from a
good family.  We have regular outings with his family, and it warms my
heart's cockles to know that my little girl found such a nice bloke.

Thanks again, Tom.

Cheers,
Paul.

... Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints.
--- Paul's Win98SE VirtualBox