I agree. The old "mechanic's syndrome." I have users here that can make the most bulletproof system crash, and I have some that can take the worst piece of junk and it will run like a charm. But, how would you quantify/qualify that in a database? A series of questions: How many times in the past year has your mobo died, how many times have you replaced your cpu because of failure, etc? How many times/day do you reboot because of equipment lock up...oh wait, that's normal for MS :( Thanks, James Spinti jspinti at dartdist.com 952-368-3278 x396 fax 952-368-3255 <snip> | |That'd be interesting. You know what I'd like to see? A matrix that not |only has people's experiences, but also some info about *them*. You see, |in a past life as an electronics service manager, I learned that some |people have bad equipment karma, while for some (like me -- not an asset |in that job) no piece of equipment will fail. | |Every time I read about a bad experience, I can't help but think "What |happens if you try the same mobo/memory/disk with a different user?"