So would the 44 pin drive that I posted work? It seems that it should act like a normal every day hard drive as the disk is fixed, so like JRL said will bypass the things that that user had to go through. I also need a recommendation on a formatting program for it too. I have heard of Silverlining, but don't know where I can get it for System 7.1 (What is on the utilities disk for the PowerBook I have). Would I be able to format it in my PC if I connected it to a USB to IDE adapter with the right number of pins and have it recognized by the PowerBook?