[8FS_austin]

in this case i think it was because it was it was shut down while writing. it must have been the HD because it had some corrupted areas.
and i understand what your saying. i have a keyboard that has to be un plugged when booting because my motherboard doesnt support the lights on the keyboard. but i dont use it anymore.

and im running intel.

what software and device drivers are we talking about?

thanks

S~