On 06/20/12 11:17 AM, Dale Dellutri wrote: > Or it could mean that the PCI-e slots are not providing enough power > for this card, or the slots are specialized to run only certain types of > cards. What motherboard does the OP have? more likely, it means once again Fry's is selling junk that belongs in a scrap pile. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- John, I am being persuaded that you are right. I'll have to look at the mother board to answer Dale's question; the machine and the nic card came from Fry's. I have had pretty good luck with Fry's in the past, but this has turned out to be a real pain. What chip set, or what pci-e nic card would you recommend? Greg