Edmund wrote:   
      
   >Change boot options in the bios and see   
   >if you can boot from the CD. If so, you   
   >can do a new install without initializing   
   >and overwrite everything. Nothing is lost   
   >then.   
      
   OK, I didn't think of that and I might try it  after I do some swapping   
   of some ram and reseating the cpu, along with some other connections on   
   my computer board. I definitely think I have a hardware problem beyond   
   just that hard drive, since my second hard drive (Red Hat) developed   
   major boot problems, on its second attempt to boot after a dirty shut   
   down. Possibly just getting the hardware problem fixed will allow it to   
   boot right but if not, then I will try the bios change.   
      
   I sure do thank you for the tip and fast reply big time. Here is a tip   
   for the stock market, if you are interested. Keep a close eye or just   
   buy lots of shares of ATCO..American Technology. They will have lot of   
   revenues and possibly earnings news this week or next, and in the weeks   
   ahead. I have ALL my money in there and have since about February. They   
   have millions in cash, new patented technologies (HSS and LRAD), no   
   debt, and only 20 million shares. They are about to announce large   
   ongoing ever increasing military contracts, but the general public is   
   not aware of this yet. They will be soon,  along with how much ATCO has   
   had its revenues climb to already this year over previous years. The   
   stock will go up on its current price (under $5) many times, in the next   
   52 weeks.   
      
   Now off to try and solve my computer problems, before all this happens   
   with the news breaking on the stock. Thanks again...Dwight   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)