Periodically, my system, which is Jaws 3.2 running on NT, starts with a loud blast of white noise instead of the Eloquence synthesizer politely speaking the messages. The voice never starts, and every key press results in a short blast of this white noise. it sounds as if a radio is turned up to a very high volume without being tuned to a station. Sometimes just rebooting a second time will clear up the problem, but this morning rebooting, and even cold booting didn't help. I finally had to let it sit for 2 hours, and then when I tried it again, almost on a whim, it started right up as if nothing had ever been wrong. I hate these kinds of "sometimes yes, sometimes no" problems, because invariably the system performs flawlessly when a systems technician is available. Has anyone else experienced this phenomenon? Any suggestions on where to begin with a diagnosis? As always, your help will be deeply appreciated. Thanks very much. Jeffrey Turner [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Visit the jfw ml web page: http://jfw.cjb.net