longjohns

i tried to clear cmos, now it won't power up. i had the computer still plugged in, just powered down, when i did the clear. as soon as the jumper went back into normal position, the thing powered up on it's own, so it had juice without the battery in place. i think this might have helped kill it (confirm / deny??)

so now it turns on the fans, and just sits there. no post, no nothing else.

i am thinking that if i have the bios chip reprogrammed or get a new chip, i might save the board.

any experience with buying bios chips?

it's kind of tempting to try to get a chip programmer myself - might be more fun/satisfying. any thoughts/ recommendations there??

thanks everyone :-)