I'm really hoping it's a bad cable. This is the 3rd HDD I've had with this player (and, to be fair, I don't think this is a bad HDD (at least not yet)).

I'm not sure when I'd be able to hook up a laptop; probably not until this weekend, if then. How do I get it to create a log once I've got it connected ? Is it just a copy of the output that I can get from a hyperterminal connection ?