Greetings!

Sorry for the delay. Like I said, I was away from the computer last evening.

Yes, I agree that the 40GB drive seems to be toast. It might be worthwhile to try it in another player, but even then I am not sure I would trust it. If you can replace it, great!
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Paul Grzelak
200GB with 48MB RAM, Illuminated Buttons and Digital Outputs