Hi gtj

Yes, I can't boot at all. it is a coincidence we both having these problems with E8000, but I can't even say which BIOS version I have since I still couldn't boot.
I'm gonna try the suggestion of populating other slots other than the first, maybe it'll work, although intel states that this slot should always be populated.
I don't have a E6000 processor to test, I thought of it, maybe lower FSB would set lower mem freq and it would boot but unfortunatelly I can't find one to test.
Regarding DMM I do have a couple of Flukes laying around somewhere. Do you measure against a ground spot somewhere or between the other 2 VR pins?
Thanks for your help.