a pc weasle card is a card that allows one to capture the screen and keyboard input and either have it sent to another computer for controlling purposes or over a network for remote access. this allows one to see the messages right from post to shutdown. the problem inharent with this is that the screen reader reads all of the screen. the good thing about this is the screen reader reads all of the screen. that doesn't make sense to most people but if you look at it like this. no review functions and no way of stopping the process. maybe you'll have review functions on the pc acting as the terminal but they're not going to be of much use until you're in the bios. for a look at the pc weasle card in action or to at least get the specs on it, look at the below site. http://www.realweasel.com/pcivga.html that's for the pci/vga model. or for the old monocrome model, http://www.realweasel.com/ hth -- Shaun Oliver "I refuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person." email: shaun_oliver at optusnet.com.au WEB: http://blindman.homelinux.org/~blindman/ IRC: irc.awesomechat.net:6666 IRCNICK: blindman -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support.