SD> Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2004 04:49:21 -0400 (EDT) SD> From: Sean Donelan SD> That's less than $400 per defective motherboard. Your paper SD> estimates it would cost more than double to replace a SD> scrambled BIOS. Definitely sounds high, especially considering the cheap end with socketed a DIPP BIOS: Boot from "loaner" BIOS chip. Remove loaner BIOS. Insert chip containing scrambled BIOS. Flash. Eddy -- EverQuick Internet - http://www.everquick.net/ A division of Brotsman & Dreger, Inc. - http://www.brotsman.com/ Bandwidth, consulting, e-commerce, hosting, and network building Phone: +1 785 865 5885 Lawrence and [inter]national Phone: +1 316 794 8922 Wichita _________________________________________________________________ DO NOT send mail to the following addresses : blacklist@brics.com -or- alfra@intc.net -or- curbjmp@intc.net Sending mail to spambait addresses is a great way to get blocked.