I realized that. I was hoping somone who builds/repairs computers on a regular basis would comment on the chances that a Core 2 Duo chip failed vs. the motherboard failing. I've ordered a replacement CPU that isn't costing me much $. If that doesn't get the machine booting it is a MB failure. Possibly the common issue with bad caps (although none are obviously bad)? Caps can be replaced more easily than the replacing the MB. I'll see what happens after I can swap the CPU.
Have you checked the power supply voltages? If the supply has failed with an overvoltage, that could cook the mobo. And other periferals. This happened to one of my systems... P. -- Peter Hiscocks Syscomp Electronic Design Limited, Toronto http://www.syscompdesign.com USB Oscilloscope and Waveform Generator 647-839-0325