hi peter, have you tried checking all the connections and it also could be that your sound card has jumped out of the slot. cheers anthony ----- Original Message ----- From: Peter Beasley To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 8:49 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Boot up problem Thanks Steve but don't think it is that. ----- Original Message ----- From: Steve Holmes To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 6:33 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Boot up problem Peter, It might just be a faulty power switch. I've experienced this before. Steve