kinda figured that out the hard way. I was able to get an iso of freedos and flashed the bios but it didnt fix anything. gues this laptop is linux only now. thanx for the response. I asked for help in several other places and you are the only one that responded. _________________________________________________________________ Windows 7: Unclutter your desktop. Learn more. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/videos-tours.aspx?h=7sec&slid...