Today after my MK2 started to develop problems I decided to swap it's hard drive with the one from my Mk2A that this thread is about. This is what I did and the results:

1.) I have an extra HD cable so I tried to replace the old one and it still wouldn't boot up.

2.) I hooked up the drives from my MK2a on my MK2 and it booted from those drives and then ran it in my car all day and their were no shutdowns or freeze ups like I got when using the MK2A hardware with the same drives. This makes me think the problem does not lie in the hard drives or cables.

3.) I hooked up the 12Gb drive from my Mk2 to my Mk2a and when I powered it up the messege "NO HARD DRIVE FOUND CONTACT SUPPORT" came across the screen. this reinforces my thinking that there is a problem with the hardware not the drives or cables. this is only if the software is compatible from the MK2 to the MK2a.

I can not think of any other tests I can do. at this point except wait for support to contact me.