on 10/24/03 7:46 AM, Mac OS X Newbies at X-Newbies at lists.themacintoshguy.com wrote: >> [...] he stated that the "keys out of order" message indicates a fatal >> hardware error [...] > > Your genius must go back to school. Or at least check out > > <http://kbase.info.apple.com/ > viewdoc.jsp?locale=en_US&searchMode=Expert&type=id&docID=KC.13628_E> > > f In spite of your opinion that "my" genius may be lacking in knowledge - The repair center must have agreed with him, because they replaced the hard drive. Noele