Just some status on the last "new" group of hdw that did not work (last year!).
It works now! I have a dead RAM stick! Matters not where it is, the machine runs like almost dead! Like, never light panel, no beep, no nothing, just sit there and run the fans! ........... :(
Without the stick, the PC boots to bios, let's me set stuff, saves changes, and then tries to boot the previous WinXP install on the hd. Ha! Ha! That did not work! Not-A-Problem ATM! Fine. I know that most of the toys now work as expected. I can deal with the OS later.................. :)
So, the new toys now work with the remaining good RAM stick! Not perfect, but so much better than last month!!! .............. :)
As soon as I snag a sata dvdrom (suggestions welcome!), I will be able to do the required ministrations to the hard drive (yet again!) and have another new system.
In the am I'll call call Crucial about this dead RAM stick!............. :) Thank you for all your patience............. Happy New Year! Duncan
