[First Look] Intel E6850 Retail Box on hand

[adamsleath]

i had cleared the cmos etc...thx for the helpful comments

it turned out to be the motherboard....
i may have damaged the nb chip
i have p5k vanilla now 0603bios.
and both my old 4300 and the new 6850 are
okely dokely it seems....not sure if i damaged either chip with the 'faulty' striker ...need to run full tests b4 i know for sure.

a fool and their money...

i just didnt think the new chip was bad...so that left the mobo as the culprit.
i've removed the cmos battery...strikkkker