First of all I apologize for not replying to the original message I created. I ended up re-installing FC3 and getting back to the point to where I was before I started trying to install the NVIDIA drivers for my Inspiron 8600. I have tried all the recommendations to get it to work after the install of the original NVIDIA install itself. I tried the "rhgb" and edited the xorg.conf file. I was able to start up X when I boot up at run level 3 but that again caused the laptop locks from firefox to everything else. Sorry if I am repeating myself. So at this point I am officially stuck. All suggestions comments or advice is welcome..... Thanks Mathew