sorry, misunderstood. hmmmm. Well, this is what I would try. If possiable try to boot it with nothing but the CD drive connected. That shuold tell us if it is the HD causing the problem or not. I would also send an email to teamaros-request@thenostromo.com with as much info as you can. The people there are great. I am sorry that I was not able to resolve the issue for you. Best of luck.
Dave