Geeks? Do we have geeks here? :rolleyes:

Well.....here's to kilted geekdom....

Here is what I would do:

1. Strip your computer down to minimum - remove all boards and drives. What do you really NEED to get into the BIOS setup screen? Probably just a keyboard and some RAM...and a video connection. Unplug everything else from the motherboard and the power supply.

2. Now....does it boot up, can you get into the BIOS setup....and does it stay up? Well.....it won't boot up because you don't have a floppy but we are just trying to get some life out of it.

3. If you only have the motherboard and power supply and you STILL can't get it to fire up or stay up then you know it has to be one or the other that is bad. If you can get into the BIOS screen and keep things up and running, you can start adding pieces back one at a time.

Phil in Phoenix