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shmokes:
New motherboard arrived. Problem solved. Finally. I about danced a jig when I saw output to the monitor.  ;D

Samstag:
That's the good news.  The bad news is it'll probably fail again before too long.

The last Asus motherboard I had was sent in for warranty replacement 3 times.  By the time I finally replaced it with another brand, MB #4 had 2 bad USB ports, 2 bad ethernet ports, and a bad PCI slot.

DaOld Man:
Update on my fiasco.
I ordered a new (refurbished) cpu and the new mother board still wont boot.
I sent motherboard back for RMA, but Im thinking the CPU I bought could be bad (I ordered both from same company, they suggested I send motherboard back first, go figure).
If the motherboard is bad, then Im thinking my old cpu I first tried in it took out the new motherboard (is this even possible?).
Im tossing the old cpu, cant take any more chances with it.

lilshawn:

--- Quote ---If the motherboard is bad, then Im thinking my old cpu I first tried in it took out the new motherboard (is this even possible?).
--- End quote ---

absolutely.

the voltage regulators on mobos are pretty sensitive. if the cpu is hooped then it can take out a regulator as soon as you power it up.



--- Quote ---Im tossing the old cpu, cant take any more chances with it.
--- End quote ---

^^^this^^^ and smash it with a hammer for all the grief it gave you.

ark_ader:
Just get the new Mac Mini.  The thing doesn't even have a DVD slot. 

The less you can ---fudgesicle--- with it by installing junk software, the chances of it going wrong is minimal.

My next PC is going to be a Mac Mini.

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