Abit AW9D-Max won't POST - not even with replacement BIOS!

[MikeHunt79]

Now I've tried different PSU's and RAM, but no joy. No POST.

The good thing about this board is that it has a multi segment LCD display on. It always shows "9.0." who, which the manual seems to think is a BIOS issue.

Ok, I peeled off the sticker on the original BIOS, and it says "SST 49LF008A" on there.

So I ordered a replacement BIOS from this place:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0124614218

And it eventually came, but it says W39V080FAPZ on it! I e-mailed the place, and they said:
"I think the BIOS (W39V080FAPZ) will match with SST 49LF008A."

Fair enough. I tried out the W39V080FAPZ, and still, no POST!

Is the board dead or should I try and get a working SST 49LF008A?

[cp]

remove the bios chip and turn it on. does the display still say 9.0.?

[MikeHunt79]

Just tried it with no BIOS chip.

Still says 9.0. when I turn it on.

What does this mean?

[cp]

it probably means that there is something wrong with the mainboard and it's not the bios chip we're talking about..

[MikeHunt79]

What else on the board could I check?

It it worth checking voltage is getting to the CPU? I've got a multimeter.