Haven't wiped the laptop hard drive yet due to being uncertain about the right connections to make inside the host desktop, but DID get the right connection made to boot the laptop HD inside the desktop as though my machine is the laptop. Got the thing to the update page and have done a few of the SIXTY EIGHT needed patches and things. The ME build is already somewhat more stable; I'll find out about what connection to make for the wipe at the club meet on Wednesday, but it might be interesting to update this sucker until Thrillhouse gets the replacement AC power supply (hopefully not one involved in the recent Dell recall of those things) so as to determine how much about ME fixes Redmond's learned in the last 3 years. Maybe not much, but I'll give them their due since the fixes are gratis.