well, I finally got my first normal map working, but it did not come out perfectly.
I realized that during the construction of the highpoly, I had to use some cuts to get the edges to connect, I guess the execution wasn't the best method. Now that I understand the process, I will give it a shot with my hacking device entry, later tonight.
BTW, I used MoP's tutorial which helped me out as well:
http://www.cgchat.com/forum/showthre...almapping+easy