The next major crew activity ahead will be the upcoming transition of the onboard PCS (Portable Computer System) laptops to a new software version, R9, and the step-up from the IBM 760XD laptops to the faster ThinkPad A31p NGL (Next Generation Laptop) platforms. In preparation for the transition, scheduled in a couple of weeks, John and Sergei will spend time on Thursday & Friday this week with “ghosting” several hard drives in order to get three A31p laptops loaded and ready to deploy for the transition to R9. The ghosting (”cloning”) activities will be discussed tomorrow in a conference between crew and ground specialists.