Hi friends.
I have the same problem with a M-10000 Series motherboard.
When I tried to flash the Bios with ViaFlash utility (VIAFLASH_V09_Beta_Release090307.zip (50KB)) and the file (I0100116.bin (257KB) Version 1.16 (2004/10/14)) the system was froze. I was waiting 6 hours and 23 minutes to any reaction of the sistem. Now my M-10000 is die.
CPU Fan is ok (running) when the sistem is power on, but no video and "life" is visible.
In the next image... is that, the BIOS chip? It seems not soldered and replaceable.
THANKS. (Sorry for my bad english, I´m from Spain.)