Maybe that was in a post I haven't received yet or in a private mail. But from the posts to the list, it sounds rather like he wants to learn, as opposed to doing it for real work. A little bit like a hobby. That would certainly justify the time and expense. So would trying to understand the process. >> However, how do you justify the 3 or 4 days of effort required to get the all >> together just to save a $100-$150 motherboard? >Good question since he claims this is for real (time = money) work. Chances >are he could also buy just the replacement BIOS ROM for about $20. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads