As promised, here is my report back. The old hard drive was out of the machine and waiting to be transplanted into the new one. The side was removed from the new box and then, horror upon horrors, where had the nice, wide, grey ribbon cable gone? All I could see connected to the hard drive was a narrow, red ribbon cable and nowhere to attach another drive. Thus, until a new idea strikes the little grey cells, the project is on hold. As far as I can see, time has passed me by and perhaps it is time for Rip van Winkle to go back to sleep.