You guys have no idea how happy I am to know it's not bricked

, think I'll pull the hard drive out again and reformat. So I dont need to format it to be FAT32?
again, thanks alot guys!
Oh, also... should I just try to flash the 4.30 Rogero again or do you think I'll need to put on the 3.55 again and then upgrade to the 4.30.
So confusing.... alot of props to you guys that know what your doing lol.
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Okay, just an update.. I followed these instructions and I seem to be making progress...
http://www.tortuga-cove.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3708
There is a section if you scroll down that says (Changing/Upgrading HDD while on Rogero CFW 4.30).
Was able to reformat the drive using this method and I'm currently on 3.55 in the process of flashing 3.7, and then hopefully to 4.30 from there.
sigh, what a long process but it will be all worth it if it works.
Thank you all for your feedback. This site rocks