Hello,

Thanks for your response. I think it occurred because I didn't power it off safely and just flicked the switched off at the back. I read about the leaky capacitors so when I saw the checkered screen I panicked and switched it off. I understand that switching it off when the hard drive is in operation is a good way to bust it up. I left it for about 30 mins at the start up and the floppy icon did not appear. The computer also doesn't seem to detect the HD or the additional RAM and will no longer boot from the ROM?? I am literally at a loss with this one.

Thanks