New members please read

[mirandam]

Although maybe a little off-topic (OT) regarding the original post (OP) (sorry @aus9 ) maybe it would also be a good idea to add these suggestions to new users:

Before doing anything to your phone:
1. read the forum
2. search and read the forum
3. get the correct setup for connecting your phone to your pc by....: reading the forum and getting it right
4. make a complete backup of your phone by... yes: reading the forum and getting it right
5. check your backup is working
6. make sure you have another stock rom of your phone, apart from your backup, and make sure it is the right one
7. read the forum again (get the idea?) to make sure you know what's at stake before trying to flash anything at all
8. make another backup of your phone and try to flash that backup to make sure you understand everything to get your phone working again in case of failure in the process.
9. make a backup of all your working backups on dvd or another media not actively connected to your pc, you'll be amazed at how many people lose their backup just because of a power-outage.
10. Now go ahead and try that great custom rom you've seen, and be sure to post your experiences on this great forum and give reputation to those that helped you, and donate a beer if you feel like it