I feel your pain...unfamiliar hardware is a bitch. Sounds like you have bad RAM or bad EPROM. Try this link for hardware installation / config info: http://www.cisco.com/pcgi-bin/Support/PSP/psp_view.pl?p=Hardware:2500&s=Hardware_Info#Hardware_Installation_%26_Configuration beware of line breaks >>> "xie rootstock" 07/27/01 08:12AM >>> System Bootstrap, Version 11.0(10c), SOFTWARE Copyright (c) 1986-1996 by cisco Systems 2500 processor with 2048 Kbytes of main memory Local Timeout (control reg=0x118) Error, address: 0x213202C at 0x101772A (PC) what is the metter anyway!! please help, I bough this router for only 1 day......... Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=14009&t=14009 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]