Pity. And yes, I am sure Tony will be able to give us the tech details. Unfortunately, e-Bay is not necessarily good news for those of us outside the US. I investigated this route a while ago, and in most cases shipping to South Africa will be prohibitively expensive. Not a chance! Tony Duell can give you all the technical details but the short version is that drives are completely different. The good news is that 9122 and compatible drives are frequently cheap on E-bay and in surplus stores. Joe