You are right Mac. In fact, the original 2x512 from the 2800 are now residing in the 1700. (Only 2 slots on the 2800 Mobo) Yup, I wring out the max value wherever I can. Thing is that if I had thought it through a little more clearly, I might have spent the recent splash, not on 2GB of DDRAM for the 2800, but towards a new base and then let things filter down. Who knows? If that had happened I might be tinkering with Linux on the 1700 by now. A sort of 21st Century Classic car syndrome...
None of this is that critical at present, as long as I can get around the uncommanded shutdown prob on the 2800XP, but I suspect this to be a cooling issue and will dive in with a screwdriver, rocket blower and a bible from the Gideons to correct this. If this clears it all, then I can sleep until Vista time.
Conan