Thank you for the tips on booting I will keep them in mind.
As far as the repair goes, this machine was bought second hand so no chance on warranty.
And I knew going in that the port was broken I just wasn't aware of how that would hinder my ability to install a fresh OS on it!
Again thanks to Skateman for his assistance!
I now have a functional Morph OS box running
Thanks!
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