Actually, the 7-whatever number sounds like a CDC part number... if they are FSDs, there will be, somewhere on the label, a model number of PAxxx, if either of you find one of these legends, let me know because I have most of the FSD manuals... Blah on ditching SMD for SCSI, if anything I want MORE SMD disks, though for my Perkin-Elmers, not my DECs... Will J _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail