Ok, so I get smart, know Best Buy has both th ecards and the system, and the Geek Squad will know what to do. After 2 calls with no one answering, and a 15 minute hold, I FINALLY get a geek with a clue!

The HPs come with onlya 300 wat power supply. New video cards draw more power, and need a bigger supply, so when he installs them, he also installs a bigger power supply, WITH A 6 PRONG PCI POWER PLUG!!!!!!!! and they have them in stock.

YAY! A hour trip there and back, and another hor carefully replacing the power supply and installing the video card, and no more Beep Beep BeeeeeeeEEEEEEEEeeeeeeep!

My wife calls, laughs at me as I'm recalling this for her, and I remind her of one of my favorite sayings:

NOTHING is EVER easy.

Ok, nuff said, the new system is sitting next to me, and it's beckoning me to install software on it!

How's THAT for a story?

Way too many people take way too many things way too seriously.