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>(http://www.dpicts.com/ForumPics/mega8a-2.jpg) to attach to the 6 pin
>connector on the stk500 to program the chip.  I am not changing any
>jumpers or anything on the stk500 (maybe this is my problem).  I have
>made 4 different PCBs thinking that I had a trace wrong or broken, but
>all pcbs and all three chips have failed.  Anyone have any suggestions
>as to what I might be doing wrong?



The target is powered from somewhere, right?

What do you get when you try to read the signature?