Thats just what i predicated mate - shame really i cannot see why it happened no power surges or anything - strange. guess
www.silicon-group.co.uk - scottish computing store will stock something at a relatively decent price or ebay- thanks a lot for your time ripperoo , spending ur time helping me: very kind!
Thanks a lot you confirmed my suspicions
not bothered really when my main pc is around 5* better
Thanks again - andy