> Even more odd... after those programming failures, the RealICE did not > detect when i disconnected the target device and i could do a fake > "program" cycle with it (no cable connected) and the clock looked the > same. So i think that it's something inside my RealICE. >=20 > Anyway, thanks for the tip John. I would be suspicious of a dry joint on the connector pins. --=20 Scanned by iCritical. --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .