<<However, keep in mind that HP itself ships Seagates and Quantums in some HP3000s (I think), and in some HP9000s (I know). They say they've asked the manufacturer to fine tune / alter the firmware for various reasons.>> Our 959KS200 arrived from the HP factory with 10 Seagate ST15150Ws installed. I think HP's 4GB manufacturing capability is now up, so they will probably stop shipping outsourced drives. Steve Dirickson WestWin Consulting (360) 598-6111 [log in to unmask]