I'm flashing the CMOS

[mainegreen]

Pray for me, for I may brick it.

[NYC_SKP]

1. Good heaven, man, are you insane!

Back it up first, assume that you'll end up with a big metal paperweight, then proceed.

:thumbsup:

[mainegreen]

3. Step 1 in the 'Mystery of the Dead Computer': was it the CMOS?

The answer: Probably not.

Also probably not the onboard battery.

So far I thinks it's either the CPU is toast or the whole mainboard has gone bad.
Fortunately I have a spare CPU of the same socket type AND a spare motherboard.


It will live, dammit!

[denbot]

2. Back in the old W95-98 days I did that once or twice.

Never killed a main board, not super techie, just lucky.

[HopeHoops]

4. Somehow that sounds just a little, well, naughty.

[NJmaverick]

5. I thought that was illegal every where but New Orleans