Well, after years of faithful service, my EMPEG RIO failed. The boot logo appears, then nothing (either in car or home). Upon futher inspection, I can hear a little light clicking of the harddrive, but it does not appear to spin up. So...

My Sony VAIO has no serial port. Other than using a friends computer once I replace the drive, is there another way to gain access to the EMPEG? Also, I have read several posts and the FAQ, but wondered if anyone supplies replacement drives for specific Empeg with everything minus music loaded?

ps..mine is a 10GB IBM Travelstar hard drive.

Regards!