In case it makes a difference, this is an IDE SSD (v. an IDE CF setup).

I can get the serial port output tonight, when I get home from work (sadly, I don't have either the equipment or the employer tolerance to work on it now).

I've played with Linux a bit, but I'm still pretty unfamiliar with it...should I enter the command above (with "/dev/hd1" (I'm assuming that the laptop's HDD is "0" and the RioCar will be "1"))?