Many thanks for the reply conghoaxa1, and the upload was very much appreciated but it is quite an old bios and i was hoping to find the latest version available for the board if possible. I also noticed that ECS P4M900T-M v1.0_070816S_SLIC.rar it does not contain "M2" although this may be a typo, but I don't fancy a dead mobo. Also there seems to be quite a large gap within the dates also, 16_08_07 compared to 30_08_08. appreciate any more help chaps.... sadsack