well looks like im screwed. over on the ******* (where i got the chip) forum, the forum admin for gamecube modding hasnt even signed in since september. Ive been modding game systems since 97 and ive been soldering small delicate crap like this for years. at this point i have recieved no help from ******* or viper chip for that matter. and the sad thing is im pretty sure the problem is the ribbon cable that connects the programmer to the chip. it may have bent too much or something because my pc sees the programmer but cant communicate w/ the chip. I think i might just need a new ribbon cable, but i have no idea where to source a replacement. any ideas?