(Update): Just heard back from Fractal's Customer Support. A "Recovery ROM" is in order and on order at the modest cost of $1.00. Thanks Matt!! (Fractal Audio Support) They're going to ship the ROM out to me (via UPS) but at $60.00 and change for shipping and handling a small ROM chip to Canada? Sorry but UPS is a notorious joke.
I created a ticket a while back but so far no reply, sounds like it will be the same for me. I agree about UPS and as usual will have to go to the depot to pick it up myself. But I will do what I have to as I have gigs next week.
Sorry if I put the original post in the wrong place. I figured it was something in my procedure and hoped for help. I didn't mean to scare anyone off the update. It may be an isolated thing.