Bob You are totally correct the Apple Macintosh does not have this problem. AS a Computer Consultant I feel really sorry for all those people who bought cheap PC's which will become redundant in 2 years. At that time it hopefully will probably be cheaper to but a new one rather than have the BIOS fixed on the old one. Think different. Don 49/2 >Jerry - I have heard, perhaps even read, that Apple does not have this >problem. Is that correct? If so, what a stroke of fortune for those of us >non-technical types who bought a Mac because we thought it would be >"easier." ---- Bob