I think my mobo is a gonner

hey everyone I,m another. key things with me are as soon as i plug in it turns on then a quick touch to the power button turns it off instantly(almost seems backward). then it will not turn back on. i have to unplug it and plug it back in and even then it seems to have to reset before it will power on. oh ya basically same issues no monitor response(no bios), fans firing up though. I am willing to test(give the numbers) but i haven't flashed the bios yet. i was wandering if anyone has heard of these symtoms and what would be resetting? should i try and flash bios, or test wattage? i do have about 6 or 7 comps. sitting around and i've gutted mixed &macthed all of them and am not scared of the challenge but i still have yet to flash a bios(i've tried the cheasy way with the battery but don't think thats the same as jumping it) so thats why i wasn't quik to it.

ian, I will reply to your original post - and ask the mods to remove you most recent nasty one. The poor grammar and diction in your posts is likely why no one responded in the past - though several of us try to find un-replied posts and give responses.

Have you changed any of the wiring from the front panel to the motherboard recently? What you describes is what happens when you have the reset switch plugged into the power switch - I think.

A virus in the BIOS is very unlikely. If you do decide to flash your BIOS, do it from floppy or within the BIOS, do not flash from inside Windows. And if the system won't run without rebooting or hanging, don't update the BIOS at all.