lilshawn, .. gotcha.
Im on page 50 of this topic so far, .. and when I posted this I was on page 10. lol. figured someone would set me straight. I thought it was pretty straight forward, its a computer, runs software, bingo bango. LOL. boy was i wrong.
I got the gist of it now, I'm good with computers (i do programming and hardware), and learning that these companies were really finicky when they put this stuff together, such as hardcoding a specific motherboard etc.. eegads.
Anyhow, I now have a DNG that matches, or so i think, we'll see. Thanks for that and the heads up, you were correct.
I cant find any facebook group, but it seems like it was a wealth of information, I'll be heading back to my shop tonight, posting a handful of more pics with better descriptions and seeing if i make any progress.