nemo88 ,

Once you feel ready to try booting from a flash card,
check Penguinbait's "console tools".
They simplify the process a LOT.

thanks guys, wish i could be telling you what i've got and what i've done but the fact is that P L A Y.C O M ARE RUBBISH and im still waiting to get mine, should put my lost claim in on tuesday as i can't see it coming now (3weeks after dispatch), starting to get annoyed but i know its worth the wait...