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(ignore emplode for the moment)

It would connect w/Hyperterminal but it would fall short of a bash prompt. Instead there disk error issues, I wish I had captured it now so as to post.
***I'll try the boot drive from the Rio or perhaps try the whole operation in the Rio instead of the Empeg.
Thanks for all help so far, the others may have given up on me for my rather ham-handed attempts @ getting this to work. In my eagerness to get the drive to work before the return time is over my posts have been lacking in good details for trouble shooting. I had checked everything the FAQ mentioned to look for when problems arose. Including the use of penlights, magnifying glasses, new cable & triple checking connections. A few years back I successfully added the second drive w/no problems whatsoever so this really baffling me.