HomeTroller Died

I don't know when it died but, it died.

Like no power on, nadda, completely dead but the PSU was fine as I tested that.

So I went and got another LEX embedded PC that I happened to have that is a bit more powerful and slotted in the CF card, which is fine. Trouble is, because the drive is protected it won't install drivers, including the USB drivers to run the KB&M, bummer.

No problem thinks I, I'll just boot to safe mode and go from there in sorting it out.

No dice, I get the blue screen of death.

Then I thought, ah ha, RealVNC and go that way to sort it.

No dice, no LAN driver.

Now that my head is slightly flatter at the front from slapping it off a wall which has proven more robust than my skull, does anyone have any suggestions to get it back up?

Or, at least to get some degree of control so I can get it up myself?

Ta

K.