Rys,
I'm glad things are working for you. I still wish I knew what the problem was, given that you had to change out everything to get it to work.
When I lived in the east coast, Micro Center was my 'go-to' computer store, even though it meant a bit of a drive to get there. They have always been a wonderful store to buy from, intelligent and educated employees, and well worth the time, effort and money spent there.
Gary