Since I found the excellent tutorial on this forum to add drivers to my Win7 PC for NetMD I've a renewed interest in my minidisc equipment. Using Sonic Stage I've successfuly transferred some Cds to MD which I can play on my HiFi via my MDS-S40 deck. However I've noticed that the cable covering at the MD plug on the USB data cable I use to connect my PC and the MZ-NH1 is broken. My fear is that this makes the wires going into the plug vulnerable. I've not been able to source a replacement cable so far. Does the cable have a code number or does anything else use the same cable? If I can connect via the optical cable does that transfer album and track data like the USB cable does? Thanks for any advice.