Yeah i DID format the drive ...thats why it got confusing ... and it wasnt just you M.O that thought they was BFD'd
i wasnt discoundting ANYONES suggestions .. i was just realting what i ws being told by the setup program LOL
i was quite confused as well trustme ...
why it happened who knows ...
did i learn something from it ... yes and thats what counts so if it happens again i now know how to alleviate it
OHBTW the the Entries in the boot .ini weret exactly the same ... they had diffrent PArtitons specifications if i remeber corretly ... .ill re post again when i do the "burn in " test tomorrow and double check to make sure its not gonna happen after i return the system to the customer ...