So after you got it to work. and show up in BIOS it was detected as 0GB.. did you do the other fix??? or after you got it to show up as 0GB you just updated the firmware and it now works?? I have a CA-42 cable with different colors and RX and TX cables than the guy above mentioned using. and I'm now able to type in hyper but nothing works. I don't ever get another prompt for ANYTHING... So I'm not sure if this is a COM, or a hyper, or cable problem. I swear I made the cable correct. it's been a few months though as I gave up for a short time. but I NEEEED my stuff now. Does anyone have a cable that FOR SURE works that I can buy, or borrow. I will pay for shipping to and from if needed. I just really need to fix this thing. My other question is about Hyperterminal. I've never used it. How do I know what COM port is correct. If I'm plugging it into my laptop or PC with a USB, what COM port is it. and why does my current hyperterminal private edition 7.0 never give me another choice but COM3.? any help would be amazing.. I'm hoping to get a for sure cable from someone though. Thanks! Another Question is how do I do a Loopback test?? Thanks!