with the costs for the mentioned equipment at rock bottom level this is a wise decision.. .. .I was very lucky also, found 2 18.2 GB SCSI drives (brandnew) at offer on Loot, each for £115, told the vendor shortly before the ad disappeared that I am prepared to pay £85 for each and now I have them <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="biggrin.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="biggrin.gif" /> . .. .You techies need to look at the heat in the machine...After I have proven several times to stunning customers that just one additional fan can speed up the machine tremendeously (which means lifesaving of equipment) the investment for noise-killing devices and additional cooling devices appear very reasonable for everyone.. .. .Hope that all goes well as we don't like PPRuNe offline for tooooooo long...