> AVRISP is particularly susceptible to this the first time after power-up. Come again? I agree though, the OP's problem is most likely bad clock fuses. Always leave the CKOPT fuse programmed, unless you have a very good reason to use the Vittoz oscillator. I have yet to see proper design guidelines from Atmel on using that, so I would say it's pretty dangerous. I would say that the way Atmel does their fuses is about my least favorite part of their platform.. Programmed = 0 = Clicked in the programming software. _______________________________________________ http://www.piclist.com View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist