im working with 0.0.1, and found a potential problem. in start.asm, the 8042 is initialized. the problem is the my 8042 is in my sio! there are a few register emulated by the elan, and somewhere in the 8042_init its getting hung (well hung). Richard Klosinski Manager of System Integration Thermogenesis Corp. "Hallelujah, Holly Shit, where's the Tylenol"