As you say- there's a lesson in it. PcCowboy wrote: >This time I turned off IDE 1 and moved everything to IDE 2. >The computer fired right up with no problems, and he has been playing games >on it for two days now without a single reboot. So all the damage is only to >the IDE 1 >port. > >He almost learned the hard way that you have to check and double check when >putting together a computer. > >Pc > > > > -- Regards, John Durham <http://modecideas.com/contact.html?sig> ICQ number 112663246 Fax/Phone 64 4 5286786 Award winning web site at http://modecideas.com?sig Order my latest e-book at http://modecideas.com/dmaxhits.htm?sig PC-HELPERS list subscribe/unsub at http://modecideas.com/discuss.htm?sig Good advice is like good paint- it only works if applied. Regards, John Durham (list moderator) <http://modecideas.com/contact.html?sig> Freelists login at //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi List archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/pchelpers PC-HELPERS list subscribe/unsub at http://modecideas.com/discuss.htm?sig Good advice is like good paint- it only works if applied.