Come to think'a it, I've still got ME on this
Don't like the fact that you can't change bloody IRQs with XP!
My ADSL adapter and onboard sound are sharing #8, which isn't allowed (2k/XP can share, apparently, #9 and #11). Damn irritating, but I think I've just figured it out (unplug my ADSL line from the modem when trying to start up, else the monitor never synchronises and the PC doesn't POST). I mentioned all that in case anyone else has any ideas