This is actually a subset of a much more interesting general problem, using modern storage devices as substitutes for older ones. This is a serious issue for systems that use 'washing machine' disc drives (pre-SMDs, like Trident or Memorex interfaces) where, unless you were REALLY careful, you'd end up with a big pile of crashed heads and aluminum dust the first time you spun up a disc drive that has been sitting in some warehouse for 20+ years. I have several dozen 80 and 300 meg disc packs that I've had for over 10 years now that I'm scared to put into a drive, for fear of losing everything that's on them... The past month or so, I started calling all the old 'data recovery' places, and even THEY threw out the equipment to fly a head over these old packs..