Hi Guys, I have a gremlin here that appears to be in the eprom/micro circuit problem. Set originally came in dead. Turned-out bad FB and HOT. Now set comes on with a beautiful pic and audio. Voltages are nearly textbook. However, the volume controls and power button on the TV panel are inop. I can access menu by pressing the menu button and upon exiting menu TV shuts down. Press menu again and it comes back on. And no I didn't service this one drunk or mis-wire it for a prank. Although it would be a good one! There is no original remote with this set either and I've tried programming an RCA universal but the set simply won't recognize a remote other than flashing pwr light on some command sequences. I assumed I was dealing with a corrupted eprom or micro. The micro is/was the later version ending 97I, so I could have replaced the eprom separately but instead ordered and replaced both with no change. I've ESR'd the caps, re-checked my work in that circuit and tested just about everything I can think of except replacing the crystal. Oh, one more thing, I installed an 8 pin footing to simply plug-in the new eprom. It's in correctly and I've swapped the new for old since the first install with no change. So at least I know it wasn't because I simply damaged the eprom. The micro already was on a factory footing so it was just a plug and go. Any help greatly appreciated. Bill William Rayburn, CET Premium Technologies PO Box 442 Long Beach, WA. 98631 (360) 642-4993 Phone (815) 425-8530 Fax ***************************************************************************** Classifieds! Buy or Sell! http://sell.tech-assist.org The Tech Address Book: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/