wow..... dude that was fast.... REALLY FAST!! but like i said...bootlegged. I'll do the XP thing if i can... i got a bunch of disks at home . Thanx for all the help guys. i'm about to take the whole mobo out and make sure everything's connected right. they're might be something loose because it's fallen on the floor before :. I'll be checking in with u guys a lot, because i wanna help out too i know a lil somethin 'bout PCs.... maybe nothing near that u guys know, but stilla lil something ;D. i've got a new struggle with this network in the office right now but i wont' bug u guyz anymore... plus this is the wrong forum topic for it NEway, i may post later. sorry if my grammar is bad, i'm IMing someone working on a file and tlakin to my broker4 all at once. THANX AGAIN GUYS!!!