sooo, did the 64gig ssd do the trick?

i think i've got the general idea now, soo, to summarise..

i need one ide to cf or ssd adaptor, one large card (i have a mk2a) or two, and to possibly remove a resistor (r1) and jump it?
that in itself seems fine and i'm able to do that, but, are any system changes required (operating system / driver i mean), cos that i ain't good at!

Hugh