Just wanted to pop this back to the top for an update. I happened to pick up a seagate EE25.1 series 40GB drive (real cheaply too ...) Supposed to be good to -40F. My current set will not boot below ~12F. Its now 3F outside....

I'm going to install it as HDA once it comes in. I think I should be able to fit almost all my music on that one drive, until I find another one...

I wonder, what would the expected behavio(u)r of the empeg be with hda working and hdb "out to lunch" due to cold?

Jeff