1. Power Outage.
WTF??
I work about an hour from where I live and work never once lost power through this whole ordeal. My power went off at ~4 pm. It didn't come on until about 36 hours later. My neighbors, who live about fifty feet from me, had power in five hours. So did friends and family of mine.
2. Computer Upgrades.
I have some upgrades I got from a friend, and the damn thing won't boot with the new mobo and processor. I've been trying my hardest to figure out what is wrong and I've only been able to get it to display something on the monitor once. I haven't been able to get anything on the screen again, though I know the exact configuration when I got it to 'almost' boot.
The video card is fine too. I put my ol' reliable P3 back together using the new (new to me) video card.
Anyway, I don't expect help on getting it working--I'm just venting.