Hrmmm, I thought I had posted a reply last night but I guess I didn't hit the "Submit" button. Maybe I just previewed

I may have been unclear on my original post. The Cube works perfectly fine now. As Byrd mentioned, I did reseat everything and eventually the RAM did it. I also checked the PRAM battery and it looked fine. I also have sound from the original USB Cube speakers that came with the Cube (as shown in the link from mcdermd). I just wanted to post my troubling experience in case someone does a Google search with the same issue. As always, I do appreciate the feedback. If someone reads that and thinks it still doesn't work, I can confirm it works perfectly after reseating the memory.

Thanks for your comment on the monitor rubber pads Macdrone. They are almost non-existent (I couldn't even see them without feeling for them) and definitely don't grip anything. I think the spring is still fine. That's why I was worried the stand would snap off. I will add some tape or something to the bottom of the feet to ensure that it stops where placed. Maybe a rubber strip on each foot but I only have black

Since the speakers came up, I do have a question about these. The rubber around the cone is still intact but I have read and saw pictures of this rubber deteriorating. Is there something that I can put on this to preserve them? Can I use petroleum jelly (an old trick for car weather stripping to keep it soft and pliable) or will this eventually damage them?

As always, thanks for the feedback.