Freakin Motherboard [WARNING: NERD TALK]

**NERD TALK UP AHEAD, PROCEED WITH CAUTION AND A DICTIONARY/WINDOW OF WIKIPEDIA UP**

so okay.

i'm assembling my dad's computer.

processor's in its place, hard drive's there, Blu-ray drive too.
graphics card's good to go; it's all plugged in and ready to fire up.

i press the button...

nothing.

wth?
i check the plugs again
nothing.

ah crap...

i unplug everything; unscrew the power supply, get the other computer, switch the power supplies, and plug everything back in.

NOTHING

i wiggled the plug going into the Motherboard and i saw some lights flash - GOOD lights, not bad sparks...

i thought maybe the bits at the bottom of the board must be shorting against the case.
so i loosened up some screws and it seemed to solve the problem.

so anyway i turn it on, the Bios loads up and i press DELETE to go to the setup screen

while going through the menu

the Whole thing Freezes

i couldnt even use my keyboard to navigate through the menu...

i restart the computer
it does it again.
and again and again.

i look at message boards and some say that the motherboard might be dead.
PLEASE DONT DIE! YOUR EXPENSIVE!

long story short:

it didnt get fixed - it probably IS the motherboard.

this sucks...