nevermind on the first problem. I got into the GUI. New problem occured. When I entered the GUI, my monitor went crazy. it almost looked like the vertical hold was off. Then my monitor flashed "INVALID SCAN FREQ.". I checked the monitor on another PC and it works fine. The computer's video is also fine, as it is normal when I see the IBM splashscreen. It is an IBM 300GL, 300MHz Pentium II, Intel chipset, and Cirrus Logic onboard video 546X