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I found out direct from WD: From: WDC Support <support@wdc.com> To: BWM Subject: Re: WDC: TECHNICAL - IDE (KMM334861V33011L0KM) Date: Friday, April 19, 2002 9:22 AM Hello Brad, Thank you for contacting Western Digital. You can tell if the drive has 40 GB per platter by looking at the tenth...

WD has quietly added a 40 gig version of their special addition lineup, the WD400JB. Not earth shattering news, I know, but I'm sure that folks on a tight budget and those who don't want or need larger capacities will be interested. http://www.westerndigital.com/products/Products.asp?DriveID=36

Why edit your post(s)? I very much appreciate you taking the time to entertain the matter and unless I misunderstood something you have said, I believe you have answered the question appropriately in the context of the present time. I hope that I have not read something into this that is flat...

Thank you. I think that answers the most pressing question that needs to be dealt with at the moment. Regards.....

Thanks for following up with me, Buck. Please excuse my being so dogged on this issue. Old engineers have a habit of getting this way with time. I do not have the insight or quantitive experience that you do and I think the question that I and quite possibly many others still need a precise...

Are you saying it must be "DE" instead of just "D"? Please expand in detail. Brad

Buck, Here is the exact response I got from WD support on this, pasted directly into this post: Hello Brad, Thank you for contacting Western Digital. You can tell if the drive has 40 GB per platter by looking at the tenth character in the model number. An example; WD400BB-XXDEA0, the...